Careful, you might cut yourself with that edge

It isn’t necessary to travel to the Amazon rainforest to be liberated from the madness of this capitalist civilization. It isn’t even necessary to take psychedelics. All it takes is rigorous self-examination and inner work, and a burning desire to perceive life as it really is. Devoutly and sincerely question all your beliefs about reality, right down to your most basic assumptions about the nature of fundamental aspects of your experience, like existence, self, other, perception, thought, and awareness. Find those gaping emotional wounds and maladaptive coping mechanisms within yourself, and with uncompromising self-honesty bring them into consciousness to be healed.

The article is well worth the read

It seemed pretty discriminate to me

Planes cant hold land

Hobbies aren’t supposed to be profitable

IDK, I’m from Chicago

So you’re more familiar with the end stage of the process.

Psychedelics are a shortcut to what intense meditation and prayer can achieve, so I see how you can come to that conclusion.

For one, it was part of the prophecy that’s referenced a few times in the New Testament.

For two, martyrs maker good PR. My favorite example is:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_of_Antioch

Who near as I can tell arranged his own arrest and execution in Rome, and preached the entire way there to the crowds that came to see a Christian (novel in those days)

My personal advice is: Making meditation a habit is the main hurdle. Set the bar of success so low you can trip over it, such as “I will meditate at least 3 minutes a day”.

And for more what you seem to be after, you can’t go wrong with the Gateway tapes. They’re some guided meditations with a fancy audio technique that helps your brain tune to the desired mental frequency. This is a good place to start: r/gatewaytapes/wiki/start but I wouldn’t recommend browsing the subreddit unless you want your experience to be influenced by the sub’s communal lore.

If you’d like I can send you a link to a drive folder with the files if you don’t want to pay.

US Government: “A substance that makes people more empathetic? This could destroy the American way of life!”

As an alternative to psychedelics, you can reach the same states through meditation. With modern techniques you won’t even need to sit under a tree for 49 days.

Why monetize Lemmy when you can just argue and collect Sorosbux?

Mine are currently at about two hours’ labor per month.

Well worth the cost

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/five-reasons-to-oppose-congressional-term-limits/

This article has a pretty good explanation of why term limits causes more problems than it solves.

Just a maximum age is plenty

Nobody simply thinks “kill rich” and stops thinking there.

That’s news to me, I always got the impression that “???” Was the next step after “kill rich”

If you like having novices in government, sure

This sounds like a great opportunity for some NK slaves to learn some subversive ideology

Gold prices must be high

Yes, it’s one of the Alarm Clock options