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The name of the game probably comes from dolphins echolocation ability. Another explanation I like to entertain is that the name is a reference to John C Lilly. He was a scientist who believed in an alien organization called the Earth Coincidence Control Office or E.C.C.O. He also studied dolphin intelligence and communication. He gave dolphins LSD in an effort to communicate with them. John C Lilly is an interesting rabbit hole to go down.

> One of Strassmans patients years ago said on DMT that these entities could share more with us if we learn to make extended contact.

If you want to hear some really wild stories read Ayahuasca In My Blood: 25 Years of Medicine Dreaming. Such as ayahuasca curing a man who received a bushmaster bite or entities revealing an herbal cure for a woman's liver failure.

It is sad but I think it points to how meaningless people find their lives. That's a big issue, why have we created a society where everyone is so miserable they want to watch the world burn.

Playing the Wario game on the Virtual Boy is a very nostalgic memory for me. It was short lived though, my parents got rid of the device because it was giving me headaches. What a blast from the past!

>Smoking may be self medicating for depression and at least one study suggests smoking lowers the risk of death for people who suffer depression

That's interesting because nicotine contains MAOI(monoamine oxidase inhibitors) compounds that are used treat depression.

Huxley did, our world turned out to be more like Brave New World than 1984. Folks are too inundated with distractions to care what's going on around them.

A nail is driven out by another nail, habit is overcome by habit - Erasmus

I've seen a similar thing on TikTok where an AI generated voice of Joe Rogan is used to narrate conspiracy theory content.

You can read the whole memo here, it's not long.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summers_memo

Certainly comes off to me as a policy recommendation to dump waste in developing countries but I guess that's in the eye of the beholder.

His most famous controversy is this quote from a leaked memo when he worked at the World Bank.

'the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to that'

Also you could consider his polices being a key factor in the financial crisis of 07-08. Maybe crook wasn't the right word but he's certainly an unsavory character. I'm sure I could find more examples.

I'm not sure but it's about to get a lot worse with a crook like Larry Summers on the board.

"The cost of sanity in this society, is a certain level of alienation" - Terence McKenna

If you're willing to share, why was working remote the most stressful thing you've ever done?

My wild guess aligns with Dr Gabor Mate. Dr. Mate emphasizes the significance of psychosocial factors, including stress, trauma, and emotional experiences, in the development and progression of various diseases, including autoimmune conditions. He suggests that chronic stress, adverse childhood experiences, and unresolved emotional issues can contribute to dysregulation of the immune system, potentially triggering or exacerbating autoimmune diseases.

According to Dr. Mate, unresolved emotional stress and trauma can disrupt the body's natural balance, leading to chronic inflammation and an overactive immune response. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the underlying emotional and psychological factors that may contribute to the development or worsening of autoimmune diseases.

I can't post the link because I'm at work but you might be interested in the DMT Nexus forum. Lots of trip reports and treasure trove of information related to DMT/Ayahuasca.

Some folks prefer the word entheogen. It's derived from the Greek word entheos, which means 'god within'.

Good time to quote the cosmic bard, Terence McKenna.

"Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behavior and information processing. They open you up to the possibility that everything you know is wrong."