Oh, right, you think you know the answer already. Coincidentally, in the collection of essays "In Praise of Idleness" the fourth one is called, "The Modern Midas", written in 1932. You might enjoy it.
> Our child only just turned one. I'm pretty sure the grandma who insists on investing in Bitcoin despite its environmental impact to further her own wealth is projecting a lot of nonsense.
How does this relate to your point about parenting?
Right. Her perspective has no basis in the reality of our family. She has no evidence for it aside from old notions of "spoiling" children by giving them what they need, which she conflates with extraneous desires.
That book is so crazy good! I started reading and read it all the way through in one setting and then passed it off to all of my friends. Remarkable writing and I also felt it to be quite wise.
> (I'm great friends with Mushroom, and a little 'shroom tea can be great fun. But cramming 'im into a wee lil pill and then claiming "quit smoking" magic is in it... That's bad science and lousy magick.)
Fortunately that's not what they're finding for these classes of drugs. See the incredible stats coming out around MDMA + PTSD + therapy.
A family member was a patient in the Psilocybin study dealing with cancer / end of life anxiety and the experience utterly transformed her life in a positive way.
I have a close family member also dealing with cancer/end of life anxiety - to the point where she cannot sleep and gets physical stomach pains from anxiety.
She has tried meditation but I don't think it's been very effective for her. And we are in Australia and so cannot sign up for the John's Hopkins study. Can anyone recommend another effective way to reduce her anxiety?
I spent some years reading on the topic of psychedelics and this book would have saved me a lot of time. It's an enjoyable read, a nice story, and it covers most aspects of the topic.
