And that's just what we elect to do.

Next up is environmental, social, cultural, and all external sources of brain influence

I dunno about you but just because I take a Tylenol every once in a while doesn't mean I subscribe to any new pill that Pfizer puts out there. I tend to minimize medicinal intake in general. Seems to be wise.

search: >Acetaminophen/Paracetamol psychological, psychiatric, neurological effects'< @DDG ;

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I minimize Tylenol intake just like I minimize new drugs entering my system. And no the idea that one uses Tylenol that they should also use actual psychedelics is completely dumb.

#whataboutism

I knew a guy who did wingsuiting. An insanely dangerous "sport" where you whip along at 140 miles an hour, a few feet from the side of a mountain.

I said the usual "why would you jump out of a perfectly good airplane?"

He gave me this self-justifying answer about how there are no perfectly good airplanes, and you can get killed in a regular plane crash.

You can rationalize anything if you really want to.

Self Stimulating The Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal axis (HPA axis - HTPA axis) : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hpa_axis

via Fight-or-flight Response : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight-or-flight_response

Such an Adrenalin Rush! - Not to mention all the other self induced Neuroactive chemicals!