I was thinking about this when the author said he was transiting from lozenge to injection. I'd of wanted to stay with lozenges until that experience became more productive.
Does the rave music become any good once you pop MDMA?
I don't like EDM and unless the MDMA also changes musical tastes then I'd rather be listening to classical, acid rock or ProgRock. Or watch a movie or better yet be having sex if the stim dick I keep hearing about doesn't present itself.
However, in the case of really obnoxious dubstep, LSD definitely helps
This is one of the many reasons why normal people are disgusted by rave culture.
Ravers/psychedelic community: “it’s the drugs, music, and community, man!”
Clinicians for 50 years while people are suffering immensely: “no.”
Clinicians after 50 years: “okay, we’ll give you the drugs in our clean room.”
Maybe clinical settings are fine, and surely the way to find out is by doing rigorous science, but it’s very possible still that the medical community is wrong on this and thousands of years of communal drug/dance/music rituals were “more right.”
Maybe raves for a 65 year old is not appropriate, but it can be anything really: being out in nature, being with old friends, going to a concert, etc.
Personally I wouldn't take any psychedelic in a doctor's office. That to me would be awful.
Doctors (and other "normal people") are very conservative about drugs, mostly due to a history of toxic and racist politics and law around their use (except those that "normal people" deem acceptable such as alcohol and nicotine). I'd argue personal experimentation can be more useful to many individuals than strict clinical usage.
I’ve never been to a rave but I’ve also never met anyone in my life who has expressed disgust by rave culture. Is this a thing?
Everywhere else? I agree, normal people are not in general “disgusted” by kids at parties dancing all night dressed in neon or whatever the kids these days do.
She still listens to the music, though, much to my chagrin as I think its fucking terrible.
These are basically religious experiences and there is a human and emotional element to consider. It's highly non-obvious.