The Drug of Choice for the Age of Kale
While I don&#x27;t doubt the psychological benefits of ayahuasca (or any hallucinogenic), the language of many of those advocating in the article set off red flags. &quot;Format your harddrive&quot;, reminds of Arch Oboler&#x27;s &quot;Society of the Cosmos&quot;, something dreamed up by Evangelical hucksters who didn&#x27;t see a future in peddling Jesus so they turned to techno speak to wring out the marks.<p>&quot;We manifest abundance wherever we go,&quot; sounds even worse. That&#x27;s the kind of reason Dominionist give when trying to dodge their car taxes.<p>What did Hunter Thompson say about the seekers who tried to buy enlightenment by the dose?<p>Instead the real benefit is trying to rationally understand their experience. &quot;Wait, was there a giant hand with my dad&#x27;s watch on it&#x27;s wrist crushing the room? Damn, I didn&#x27;t realize I was letting that take over my life.&quot;<p>Without that personal insight you are just dealing with pseudo-spiritual abstractions.