What a terrible article. It takes all the interesting parts regarding psychonaut exploration / mind expansion, frames it in "revolutionary" terms because of an association with technology, and ends with the banal conclusion of "More research in this field is necessary." Could get about a B in a high school English class though.
Citing Reddit is interesting, if there wasn't something called Erowid that was trying to do research / public service for years and years and years...there's some great potential in learning more about the mind and the substances that can enhance talents or treat issues, but I'm inherently skeptical that the VC/SV environment is to be trusted with that kind of "disruption." Can't even re-invent the taxi service without protocols to prevent kidnapping and/or trust the leadership not to race-to-the-bottom by digging up dirt on critics. Yeah, anecdotal, but relevant to my trust factor.