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1) This looks like a ripoff of https://wiki.tripsit.me/wiki/Main_Page

2) Whatever happened to taking a bunch of hard drugs with your friends and seeing what happens? Kids these days with their "trip sitters" and "safe spaces" and "Psilocybin Community & Education" hubs.

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We had safe spaces. They were Grateful Dead shows. You had a community of people who would look after you, guide you and give you advice. You sound like you could use a trip...

#2 is what led to the idea of tripsitters. It's essentially the same concept as a designated driver - someone sober to keep everyone out of trouble. Some people can handle it fine, others really can't at all, psychologically, and most anyone on psychedelics responds to unexpected adverse situations poorly. I agree it's not how my generation did it but it's not a bad idea at all.

Dude was clearly missing a /s

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