Leary’s infamous motto, “Turn on, tune in, drop out,” can thus be seen as an encouragement to be less like chimps and tap, instead, into our capacity to be creative, cultural, and communal primates. Sexism and woo-woo New Age language about “ancient energies and wisdoms” aside, we couldn’t have a better expression of the role that powerful brain depatterners have historically played in accelerating the pace of cultural evolution. Especially given the enhancement in efficacy and ease of use that has been made possible by modern science, they should continue to play a similar role in today’s
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