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Bill Atkinson's psychedelic user interface

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428 points cainxinth | 1 comments | 11 Jul 25 11:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.228s | source
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demiters ◴[11 Jul 25 12:11 UTC] No.44531227[source]▶
Not a big fan of the ongoing productisation of transcendental, possibly brain-scrambling experiences. Keeping them somewhat less accessible tends to filter out people who don't do their homework to understand the substance and who consider it just another novel experience to try on a whim, which increases the risk of negative outcomes.
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1. 01100011 ◴[11 Jul 25 19:40 UTC] No.44536123[source]▶
Basically this. Many times I've gotten too casual with them and then been reminded that they are not a party drug. Persistent HPPD(ok, redundant) and long lasting anxiety and/or motor issues(tics).. inability to focus. It's great that there are people who can gobble psychs like candy and not have issues(that they're aware of anyway) but they need to chill on trying to get everyone to trip out. I get it. I felt that "everyone should try this" vibe. But seriously, no. Don't take people's psychology lightly.