I read the claim recently that compounds used recreationally are unusually likely to have therapeutic effects compared to random chemical
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it seems uncontroversial but I can’t find the source or any attempt at quantifying - anyone remember what I’m talking about?
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they’re including drugs used by human communities throughout the world including psychedelics not just what we’d call “recreational”
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I’m never gonna find it again huh
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omg
@TristanSevers found it http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/06/05/is-pharma-research-worse-than-chance/ …pic.twitter.com/9BaDOeQTyz
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I think the actual explanation is something like this: 1. Druggies are trying to feel good specifically (positive affect, interestingness)
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No >.< Goddammit, you and Scott are both getting causality wrong The effective drugs were banned when that generation of psychiatrists discovered that Western Civilization is a mental illness.
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