I'd be more impressed with LSD's supposed power to permanently change personality if we had cases of violent criminals reforming after a trip. But it's always well-behaved, hippy scientists making these claims.

No thanks, I'd rather not ask Margaret Mead anything, including but not limited to: "where's the restroom?" and "how long until the next bus comes?"

Mead is nothing but a legitimate fraud, and it seems quite clear that her elaborately falsified data has been thoroughly debunked. Why does the NYTimes keep appealing to her alleged authority? It's quite suspicious.

Here's another article which isn't paywalled:

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/16/1224894129/margaret-meads-psy...