Yes, secret third thing, yes, secret fourth thing.
Psychedelics for discovery are different from ones for fun and also from ones for dealing with ptsd or addiction
That said, doping to cheat is maybe recreation, but doping for body modification without attempting to resolve any issues is far closer to a piercing or tattoo than a line of coke imo.
All I was trying to do is draw a very basic distinction between a medical or scientific or clinical pursuit of taking chemicals (I took a Tylenol because I had a headache), and a more “other“ pursuit (I smoked a spliff to get high), which could cover a lot of the more specific examples you have cited, but I think you understand the point I was trying to make
Yes, secret third thing, yes, secret fourth thing.
Psychedelics for discovery are different from ones for fun and also from ones for dealing with ptsd or addiction
That said, doping to cheat is maybe recreation, but doping for body modification without attempting to resolve any issues is far closer to a piercing or tattoo than a line of coke imo.
All I was trying to do is draw a very basic distinction between a medical or scientific or clinical pursuit of taking chemicals (I took a Tylenol because I had a headache), and a more “other“ pursuit (I smoked a spliff to get high), which could cover a lot of the more specific examples you have cited, but I think you understand the point I was trying to make