What I find very interesting is the strong resemblance to dreams some generative image/video AI can produce.

Fun list, I'm glad there is language around some of this. I've drank ayahuasca around 500 times personally in a traditional context (somewhat of an apprenticeship setting) and have experienced most of these effects. In the tradition I've been learning, it's pretty fascinating just how vast the indigenous understanding of that space is- they really have words for everything and the mechanisms behind what they see (as well as an understanding of how those things manifest outside of that space, in normal waking life). And more importantly how those things can be worked with and released through the practice. We're really only beginning to scratch the surface here (in the "western" context) but at least it's starting.

So can embarking on building a startup: https://ideas.darden.virginia.edu/theranos-darden-case

Neither cases prove that either ecosystems are net-negative compared to the overall benefits.

> more of a type-2 fun, not necessarily fun in the moment

This is a funny and accurate way of looking at it.

After trying it a few times I felt like I had seen everything salvia had to show me. A dissociative kaleidoscope that leaves you coughing and sweaty loses its novelty pretty quick.

Have you seen the interviews about HPPD that Andrew Callaghan has done? He's a long time sufferer as well.

Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder - 5CAST with Andrew Callaghan (#4) feat. Dr. Wesley Ryan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9pK4q7_VUc

This is very cool. I have never been on drugs and don't plan to ever change that, but it's very interesting to get an impression of the experience.

I have to say it's a bit underwhelming. It's interesting how the closest analog I can think lf is early generative image AI hallucinatory stuff.