We are an odd, sad species of ape, trying to make our way in societies organized on a scale we are not genetically equipped to negotiate. The discovery of a liquid neurotoxin that helps us to be more creative, culturally connected, and communally trusting was a crucial stage in our evolution, and we need to better understand how intoxicants continue to function for us today. But let us never lose sight of the fact that drinking, or smoking, or taking an occasional mushroom trip is primordially, atavistically fun. Let us flash our eyes and drink the milk of Paradise. Let us be not afraid to get
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