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      • TheCaconym [any]@hexbear.net
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        1 year ago

        This fucking bald imbecile indeed ruined like half the niche psych online communities due to his inane ramblings; he’s also spread falsehoods far and wide (like “DMT is produced by the human body in potentially psychoactive quantities” - it’s fucking not, it’s produced in minutes amounts likely as a neurotransmitter production’s side effect; or also “DMT is released when we die” - also complete bullshit)

        And as for the experience, it really is profound. I like to link this article and this follow-up, both by Nick Sand, for newcomers

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          1 year ago

          Has he ruined any communities? The ones I frequent rarely mention him except to make fun of him

          I feel like McKenna has a more negative effect only because people try to cite his theories as if it were done under rigorous scientific methods

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            1 year ago

            I’m probably exaggerating a bit, but it has led to an influx of very vocal new members sometimes fairly deaf to discussion to many of them