<div dir="ltr">Well the thing is, I don't want to play chess when I'm tripping, lol. Too much other stuff to think about.<div><br></div><div>Various people have tried it anecdotally to success, here's just one: <a href="https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/chess-experience-with-psilocybin-mushrooms2">https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/chess-experience-with-psilocybin-mushrooms2</a> but I know friends who say microdoses improve their performance, as it obviously would to anyone who has taken a psychedelic. Idk, it's not really possible to explain, but once you experience it, it will speak for itself. Like I mentioned, cf. Mary the Color Scientist, how do I explain a qualitatively fully novel experience with no good words to describe it and connect back to the language most people understand? I'm not trying to be an elitist, I'm just highly suggesting you at least try a psychedelic before you die, because it is a horrible travesty for someone intelligent to go through their entire lives without experiencing it. That's how different and special the experience is, and I'm sure anyone here who is also experienced can vouch for me.</div><div><br></div><div>Here is a friendly bet with a positive expected value for you, Spike. Take a small dose of psychedelics, and then if you can come back and truthfully tell me it ISN'T an experience that every intelligent person should try, I will send you 0.25 ETH. If I win, you don't have to pay me anything. ;)</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 6:34 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="gmail-m_-5797547640813946016WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 12:00 PM Will Steinberg via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org" target="_blank">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">…<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">My pitch would be something like:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">"Are you interested in taking an extremely nontoxic medicine that will give you the ability to think a thousand times faster and more expansively than normal* and have access to parts of your mind** you didn't even know existed?<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">*May include going nuts<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">**May include vast nightmare realms"<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Will, this medication you describe should be worded as “…give you the ability to perceive that you are thinking a thousand times faster…” <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">But there is no need to debate wording, for this can be easily measured, particularly for those who play chess. Go on Chess.com, play a few dozen games, establish a rating in speed chess (ten minutes for the game (it goes lightning fast and requires intense concentration and calculation.))<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Then, devour your favorite medication. As soon as it kicks in, play. If you really are thinking a thousand times faster, you will win every game. Your rating will rise 300 points in one evening. If on the other hand, you perceive you are thinking a thousand times faster, they will kick your butt until it is located between your shoulder blades.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">If you decide to try this experiment, do offer us a chance to bet on the outcome please.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">spike<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u></u> <u></u></b></p><div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></blockquote></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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