Oddbean

This question has been coming up for me: what is it about my psychedelic experiences in the past that has connected me to Bitcoin and other related topics (i.e. diet, health). I have the strong feeling that there is a connection. I always asked this question in a way of: what did I see there or what curtain was risen, what gain of knowledge did it bring so that I came to new conclusions… Now I have come to realize that this might be the wrong question to ask. It may be the amount of knowledge that I took for granted (or was programmed with through school and later medical, media etc.) that I was now able to drop and leave behind that made me able to see the value and truths in other things, like bitcoin! (This relates to one of the aspects of psychedelics that they kind of reset or at least influence something we call the default mode network). So the better question here might be: what so I NOT think anymore and thought patterns was I able to leave behind? This feels like it brings me much closer to the right answer than before… Anyway, just my 2 cents on this sunday morning

Growing up can also be seen as a process of transitioning from intuition to intellect, shifting thoughts and behaviour towards reasoning and detaching from gut feeling, because the world seems to show us that there are straight and proven answers. While this is true to some extend, we overshoot by seeking the optimum and leaving behind the intuitional part in us almost completely. Psychedilics can act as a means to reconnect with that initial intuitional sphere, leading to a willingness to reflect and readjust thoughts and behaviour to grant more room for what has been neglected or disregarded. Yet, there are other means to that end as well, e.g. spiritual practice. I think that's why topics like psychedelics, meditation, etc. are also often discussed in bitcoiner circles: Because people are seeking truth on a personal and societal level — and bitcoin seems to be a forcing function for many, either as a starting point of that search or a pillar of truth to be found.