[FRIAM] post you seem to have missed from FRIAM

[Marcus Daniels]

Dave writes:

< Interestingly, most hallucinogens also have a side effect  like overclocking — of generating excess heat. >

It seems to me the body has a built-in mechanism for lowering the imposition of reality:  REM sleep.   To remember (some) dreams, all I have to do is sleep in a little.

As far as enhancement goes, this is worth the time IMO.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-vbh3t7WVI&feature=youtu.be


Marcus
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Marcus,

"puritanism" was mentioned only because Nick, and indirectly Frank, used the term as a self-descriptor. Obviously there are other reasons for self imposed limits other than puritanism.

You might not pour gasoline on your computer to improve it, but you might overclock it.  For me, hallucinogens are closer to overclocking the brain/mind while cocaine, morphine, oxycodone, etc. are akin to gasoline. The latter are (bad) habit inducing but not the former.

Interestingly, most hallucinogens also have a side effect  like overclocking — of generating excess heat.

davew




On Wed, Nov 20, 2019, at 7:07 PM, Marcus Daniels wrote:

Dave writes:



< Puritanism is one of those things that IS relative, in the sense that most everyone has a line that is not to be crossed, for no objective, rational, reason but just because "I don't want to." I won't use recreational drugs (e.g. cocaine), drink to excess, or read (well I have, but don't anymore) romance novels. We are all puritans sometimes. >



Puritanism?  Among the reasons I don’t take cocaine is that I held/hold a security clearance and I would have been caught within a few months if I had done that.   For example, I also would not think of improving my computer by pouring gasoline on it.   Why would I expect some ham-handed intervention like that to work on my brain?   Why should I go out of my way to find more bad habits within unknown consequences?



Marcus

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