New research suggests psychedelic drugs can be almost as life altering as near-death experiences

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rituals of "manhood" in those human cultures that still live in small tribes

Doesn't mean they understand what they are doing...

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Some of these tribes have done this for centuries. I think they got a pretty good idea.

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You underestimate the ability for primitive humans to do things they don't understand for no logical reason ever...

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Isn't that exact the same thing all those chingchong-addicted kids do hanging in front of their smartphones every free minute ?

Short-feedback-loops is the secret ingredient.

Human behavior is easily controllable by feeding their short feedback loops.

Like Pawlows dog. Push a button -> instant reward. This principle pops up often in a lot of very paradox (but nonetheless typical) patterns in human behavior.

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In case this is the underlying question: yes I think there are tons of primitive humans in today's modern society.