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		BossingAround on Aug 6, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microdosing with psilocybin mushrooms: a double-bl... It's not about disingenuousness, it's about the proper terminology. Caffeine is "psychoactive" yet very few people would say that you need to clear your mental baggage before you start drinking coffee.

hackernewds on Aug 6, 2022 [–]

It's a difference in the degree of effect. it seems there is some intentional focus on being pedantic and perfunctory.

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