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Perhaps science and technology should stay out of the only remaining area of untouched human nature.

The new fraud, this will be filled with questionable companies and untrustworthy experts. Reason enough to avoid the entire sphere.

What is the fraud you're specifically referring to? Lucid dream induction?

I lucid dream myself, which I recognize as impossible to productize. Yet, the productization of lucid dreaming will be attempted, will be successful, and will have nothing to do with lucid dreaming, it will be marketing tie ins with all manner of nonsense.

> which I recognize as impossible to productize

How so? I also lucid dream and could never say anything about that.

Why? I mean, nobody forces you to use tech tools for lucid dreaming.

This is like saying science and technology should stay out of the area of... whatever, say, running. Nobody forces you to wear high-tech gadgets while running.

Can’t wait until there is a lucid dreaming pill I can take, personally

Calea Zacatechici and Silene Capensis have existed since forever... I've personally found them very effective

I mean, there's galantamine... Although the experience for me is different than a naturally induced lucid dream. (And in many countries it's a prescription drug for dementia, so don't take this as advice)

How long til I start seeing ads in my dreams?

Kind of already touched by drugs?

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