Comments on: Dr. LSD to Steve Jobs: How was your trip?

By: mac brachman, evanston, il

mac brachman, evanston, il — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:31:30 +0000

Anon: I agree with you, it's too bad that LSD and its use has generated such debate. Unfortunately, the stupidity and greed of human nature helped create the toxic context in which the original promise of LSD was corrupted. No sooner had the U.S. government secured a supply of first rate Sandoz LSD than it began to allow the DIA and the CIA and the Army to run mind-control experiments with it, in hopes of countering the commies and their "brainwashing" techniques. No sooner did a narcissistic sociopath like Tim Leary get hold of it than he set himself up as a latter-day guru, offering instant enlightenment. No sooner did a community based on gentleness, sharing, and love get established in the Haight in SF (1964-1966) than opportunistic, self-centered sociopaths of every ilk descend on the scene like predatory sharks on a pod of baby whales (Charlie Manson, you hit the Haight in '67 after your last parole, I'm talking about you), so that by the end of the so-called "summer of love" in '67, the Haight was strychnine, meth, and heroin laced nightmare, with tombstone-eyed kids wandering the streets in search of a cheap high, or even a peanut butter sandwich, and a thousand mini-Mansons preying on them.

Unfortunately, relatively few humans are as perspicacious, giving, and intellectually honest as the late Dr. Hofmann. If you can find a way to get around these problems, more power to you, Anon.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:29:50 +0000

The tragedy about the whole debate over LSD and the use of entheogens is that it is ironically one of the most profound events of the 1940's, along with the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the making of the atomic bomb, and should be beyond petty debate. Should it be used indiscriminately, NO; should it be available like suspected entheogen substances where used at the Eleusian mystery school in Ancient Greece,…YES….Dr Atmo Woob

By: mac brachman, evanston, il

mac brachman, evanston, il — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:38:24 +0000

To Jim in L.A.:

I wish you hadn't written such an insulting comment. 1) Dr. Hofmann's remarks were grammatically correct and pithy. 2) English was his third or fourth language. 3) He was 101 years old at the time he wrote this note to Steve Jobs. Cut him some slack. Believe me, 40 years ago, a far-more-famous "Jim in L.A." (Morrison, of blessed memory) would have appreciated the importance of a handwritten note from Dr. Hofmann. Sincerely, Mac Brachman

By: Jim, Los Angeles, Ca

Jim, Los Angeles, Ca — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:11:43 +0000

Why does a brilliant man like mr. hoffman write like a 4 yr old girl?

By: Aron Ranen San Francisco, CA

Aron Ranen San Francisco, CA — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:22:12 +0000

My LSD Documentary looks into the effect on POWER and CONTROL and ACID. There are four parts on youtube, features Ram Dass, Krassner, CIA on LSD, Groucho's Trip on Acid, and more

By: mac brachman, evanston, il

mac brachman, evanston, il — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:53:04 +0000

Over the years I've become less and less impressed with Mr. Jobs. One thing I learned about LSD was that it seemed to make crystallize and intensify many aspects of users' personalities, for better or worse. For example, if you were an introspective, humble sort who went about his or her life quietly living, working, etc., you became more into introspection and humility and NOT BLOWING YOUR OWN DAMN HORN every 5 seconds. If on the other hand you tended toward grandiosity and narcissism, you would become the biggest egocentric, God-complexed type of guy the world had ever seen, a real hard-to-take A**HOLE. Mr. Jobs has certainly set new standards in blowing his own horn and in embodying a certain type of cool, though his shtick has long since passed the time when it became annoying. He once challenged Bill Gates, ostensibly the archetype of the socially maladroit nerd, to "rebel," to take acid and have whole new insights into himself and the world. Well, Mr. Gates heads a foundation trying to cure AIDS, stop millions of deaths from infectious diseases in the third world, and contributes millions to a panoply of charities and arts organizations worldwide. What does Mr. Jobs do? When he's not stonewalling the facts about his medical condition in a way that would put the current Iranian regime and its obfuscation about its presidential election results to shame, he's embellishing the Personality Cult of Himself, and refusing to pony up a few bucks to support long-term research into the effects of LSD on users, even after a request to do so from the now-deceased centenarian-plus discoverer of the drug and its effects. The word "psychedelic" has its etymology in the Greek words for "soul-revealing." What I've seen revealed about Mr. Jobs' soul has been quite repellent.

By: Jack Harty, Boise, Idaho

Jack Harty, Boise, Idaho — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:31:37 +0000

What effect, if any, did that chemical have on Job's liver or more precisely, his former liver?

By: David Scott, San Francisco, CA

David Scott, San Francisco, CA — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:42:21 +0000

My parents were very into LSD and I was exposed to it at an early age. I think more studies should be done on the long term psychological and sociological effects of the drug.

I believe it can help people to tap into a universal cosmic wisdom that is embedded into our genetic memory. Check out my LSD/Counterculture stories here: http://dryotamrcnhppkd.blogspot.com/2009/01/1963-venice-beach-ca.html

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:25:53 +0000

Those who bark at this article can not appreciate true creativity!

LSD paved the way for many of the things you see today.

LSD continues to pave the way for things you will see tomorrow.

Its an amazing substance and should be recognized as such.

I'm sure Mr. Jobs isnt ashamed of his use of it. Clearly he says it was one of the top most important things he has ever done.

And if you have ever experienced it yourself, you will whole heartly agree 100%.

You cant deny what LSD does. You just cant.

It can, will and does unlock doors that you never knew were even there, let alone had enough balls to walk through…

By: Norm , NY, NY

Norm , NY, NY — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:24:32 +0000

Must be " The House of Four Doors" all over again.