LSD: Not Even Once
Fairly interesting post, especially for those who weren&#x27;t aware that hallucinogens sometimes cause minor hallucinations indefinitely, but arguments like the conclusions section are why we need to, as a society, beat &quot;the plural of anecdote is not data&quot; into every single person&#x27;s head.<p>Some people have a negative reaction to LSD. Some people don&#x27;t. Some people have a positive reaction to LSD. Some don&#x27;t. What&#x27;s missing, crucially, is the <i>only useful information</i>- how many of each there are. There is nothing else that is relevant! If &quot;some guy had a bad time&quot; was a robust argument for &quot;never ever do this thing&quot;, it would be a bad idea to do anything ever.<p>&gt; Reading reddit anecdata about how LSD has changed people’s lives for the better - and the army of comments that dogpile on, agreeing - makes me upset at their naiveity and harmful promotion<p>It is indeed naive to think that some random guy on the internet talking about their experience is useful. Now how did we decide it was &quot;harmful promotion&quot; again?