Comment by Nursie
8 months ago
For my part I probably could benefit from studying philosophy and contemplating inner life a little more. It’s also fair to say I’m disillusioned with psychedelics - not that I don’t think they’re pretty amazing, but that time in my life has passed and I’ve come to view them as maybe overhyped.
I find my contentment and meaning in digging and planting these days, managing trees and general manual labour surrounded by birdsong and small animals. And in my relationships with my partner and my friends.
In many ways this is as irrational as any other path :)
Oh I'm doing a similar movement. I'm a city boy and I'm trying to find a nice piece of land to buy in the countryside so I can plant stuff and raise chickens
> time in my life has passed and I’ve come to view them as maybe overhyped
It's overhyped for sure! But everything nowadays is overhyped. People treat technology as a panacea where it's just an extension of ourselves. If the self isn't balanced, nothing will be fulfilling (the meanings of a balanced self and a fulfilling experience I'm leaving intentionally open, because it varies from person to person).