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Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular? (resobscura.substack.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

They touch on it with the point that alcohol and other drugs make you feel good, but i think there are other practical reasons:

  • Psychedelics take a lot of time, usually at least a few hours up to days. Yes you can smoke dmt and it's only ~15 minutes, but it's not very convenient or socially accaptable to pull out the pipe for it (this might be changing with dmt vapes)
  • more work needs to be done to ensure the experience is safe
  • they're not super easy to find, especially not safely. I'd be interested to see stats like the one highlighted in the article for other illegal drugs
  • they're not chemically addictive
  • they don't seem to directly/reliably enhance productivity (e.g. caffeine or nicotine), socially lubricate (e.g. alcohol), or chill you out (e.g. weed)