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Ok, where is this psychedelic community found?

I must sample their handles for videogame character names.



> Ok, where is this psychedelic community found?

Bit like asking where all the beer drinkers are! People who are into psychedelics come from all walks of life and we're everywhere :) Start talking about fringe stuff with people and eventually you'll stumble upon others.


I mean, it's not the same is it, because I can tell you where I can at least find beer drinkers … down the pub, at the bar.

If your bubble has people in it who have access to psychedelics, then great. If one's people doesn't have that, "just talk to people" is profoundly unhelpful. That's a very odd and specific conversation to bring up within some circles.


You want to find psychedelic users?

Go hang out on TripSit IRC. Go to music shows that draw that sort of crowd, like Phish and Co or EDM shows.

Check out any of the psychedelics subreddits.

Some cities have public psychedelics meetups. This was huge in the Denver/Boulder area of Colorado.

There are lots of places if you try looking a little.


See, that's helpful. Those are directions in which to be pointed. A bit America-centric but better than nothing. Thank you.


In Europe I always found connections at art show afterparties. Go to an exhibition opening and talk to everyone. It's very likely you'll get more than a few invitations.

Obviously certain exhibitions are more likely to have connections to this crowd. Favor those shows.


The article mentions Erowid


There are some decent communities in Discord, for both research oriented but also hobby oriented communities of psychedelics.


I can’t imagine discussing use and possession of Schedule 1 substances on a non-e2ee, logged-in-cleartext-forever platform.

You’re opening yourself up to blackmail by hundreds of different parties.

It is blatantly irresponsible to host such communities on Discord. Possession and use are federal felonies.


1: I'm not in the USA

2: people don't really care that much

3: It's so easy to protect your identity

4: you can talk about things without incriminating yourself


3 is untrue. Discord blocks or requires tons more verification steps for most VPNs and blocks VoIP numbers.

I have been trying to use Discord anonymously for a long time. Antispam and anti-logging are high priorities of theirs, and they invest significant resources into ensuring you can’t easily make disposable accounts.

Not only is it not “so easy”, it’s not easy at all - it’s extremely difficult and becoming moreso all of the time.


Well, don't join any of those discords lest your imagination be disappointed I suppose.

Most of the world is not so paranoid. Particularly psychedelic users who don't see the substances as a problem.


It’s not paranoia to point out that the War On Drugs exists in the USA and that the US has imprisoned four million people resulting from same.

Also, paranoia has a definition - can we please stop colloquially using it to mean “anxiety”? Paranoia means delusions.


Burning man and other festivals are a good resource


Bill disliked the expensive retreat hurdle.


Visit your local Hobby Lobby and ask around.


Farmer's Markets too




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