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Read this korrent: Psychedelics work by strengthening the brain's top-down priors
Psychedelics work by strengthening the brain's top-down priors
Last stated 7 years ago
22 Aug 2019
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2019-08-21 — tap for who they are
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Scott Alexander — no longer holds since 2019-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Practices marketed as transformative, such as therapy, meditation, and psychedelics, often produce little real progress despite years of use. — tap to centre the map on it
Practices marketed as transformative, such as therapy, meditation, and psychedelics, often produce little real progress despite years of use.
Last stated 3 months ago
22 Jun 2026
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Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: LSD is not a truth drug and never could be — it takes you toward your own truth, not out of it. — tap to centre the map on it
LSD is not a truth drug and never could be — it takes you toward your own truth, not out of it.
Last stated a year ago
19 Sept 2025
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Norman Ohler — holds since 2025-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Meditation is more powerful than psychedelic drugs, not milder as commonly assumed. — tap to centre the map on it
Meditation is more powerful than psychedelic drugs, not milder as commonly assumed.
Last stated 3 days ago
18 Sept 2026
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Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job. — tap to centre the map on it
Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
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Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: LSD has a Nazi past nobody thinks about: Sandoz shipped its precursor to Hitler's chief biochemist in 1943, and it was probably used in Dachau. — tap to centre the map on it
LSD has a Nazi past nobody thinks about: Sandoz shipped its precursor to Hitler's chief biochemist in 1943, and it was probably used in Dachau.
Last stated a year ago
19 Sept 2025
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Norman Ohler — holds since 2025-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: LSD was made illegal because the head of MKUltra wanted to own it, not because anyone thought it was dangerous. — tap to centre the map on it
LSD was made illegal because the head of MKUltra wanted to own it, not because anyone thought it was dangerous.
Last stated a year ago
19 Sept 2025
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Norman Ohler — holds since 2025-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic". — tap to centre the map on it
"Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic".
Last stated 13 years ago
2 Oct 2013
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Jonathan Shedler — holds since 2013-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A prescriber cannot outsource containment to the therapy hour: the emotional and relational dynamics are part of prescribing, not an intrusion on it. — tap to centre the map on it
A prescriber cannot outsource containment to the therapy hour: the emotional and relational dynamics are part of prescribing, not an intrusion on it.
Last stated 3 months ago
5 Jul 2026
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Awais Aftab — holds since 2026-07-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work. — tap to centre the map on it
A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work.
Last stated 2 years ago
11 Sept 2024
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Scott D. Miller — holds since 2024-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it
A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
1 Sept 2026
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Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it
A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good.
Last stated 3 days ago
18 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens. — tap to centre the map on it
A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
4 Sept 2026
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Anne Applebaum — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
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Psychedelics work by strengthening the brain's top-down priors
Last stated 22 Aug 2019 · 7 years ago
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Same subject: psychedelics
Practices marketed as transformative, such as therapy, meditation, and psychedelics, often produce little real progress despite years of use.
Last stated 22 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Henrik Karlsson
Similar wording
LSD is not a truth drug and never could be — it takes you toward your own truth, not out of it.
Last stated 19 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Norman Ohler
Similar wording
Meditation is more powerful than psychedelic drugs, not milder as commonly assumed.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 3 days ago
Holds Sasha Chapin
Same subject: psychedelics
Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job.
Last stated 16 Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Graham Hancock
Same subject: psychedelics
LSD has a Nazi past nobody thinks about: Sandoz shipped its precursor to Hitler's chief biochemist in 1943, and it was probably used in Dachau.
Last stated 19 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Norman Ohler
Same subject: psychedelics
LSD was made illegal because the head of MKUltra wanted to own it, not because anyone thought it was dangerous.
Last stated 19 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Norman Ohler
Same subject: Psychotherapy
"Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic".
Last stated 2 Oct 2013 · 13 years ago
Holds Jonathan Shedler
Same subject: Psychotherapy
A prescriber cannot outsource containment to the therapy hour: the emotional and relational dynamics are part of prescribing, not an intrusion on it.
Last stated 5 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Awais Aftab
Same subject: Psychotherapy
A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work.
Last stated 11 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Scott D. Miller
Same subject: government
A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Radley Balko
Same subject: government
A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 3 days ago
Holds Noah Smith
Same subject: government
A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens.
Last stated 4 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Anne Applebaum