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tavavex ◴[] No.45049085[source]
This is a really strange comment section. The average person sharing their experiences seems very unlike the average HN user.

I feel like I can barely relate to those people, and understanding what they're saying is nigh impossible. The definitions of most things are really vague - even the article of this thread only defines breathwork as "cyclic breathing without pausing, accompanied by progressively evocative music". So... faster breathing while intensifying music is playing?

One issue for me is how anything connected to these topics seems to attract a healthy mix of rational observation, psychedelic users and religious people (old and new). Deciphering which is which is really difficult without already having a foot in the door on this topic.

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1. AlecSchueler ◴[] No.45049355[source]
I love the line between topics where HN groupthink will insist on the most rigorous studies and completely right off anything not 100% compared to things like this where the more off-the-wall anecdotes and beliefs are the most rewarded.

Compare this thread to anywhere that pornography might be considered harmful for instance.