Aight. So you’re taking the projections route.

Dude man please for your own sake please learn how to read. I don’t know how to make myself more clear and I don’t know how to dumb things down enough for you to understand that I am not trying to argue with you.

I’ve spent enough time with you. I’d normally tell you to go back to Reddit but clearly that’s too much intellect for you. Go crawl back into the YouTube comments where you belong.

I said good day.

I’m not having an argument about semantics with you. I am simply a lover of amanitas trying to spread information. Have a nice day or whatever the fuck.

One wouldn’t be too foolish to assume that a “psychedelic mushroom alternative” would be psychedelic. Fact of the matter is, these mushrooms are not even close to a psychedelic and to advertise them as such is scam levels of misleading.

Furthermore, lately amanitas are being proven very useful for benzo withdrawal and recovery. Now, I do not disagree with knowing everything about a substance and the science behind it… But come on! They’re comparing it to fentanyl in the article! Things like that are only going to get them made illegal and stigmatized. This makes medical research harder to do and takes potential medicine away from the people who could actually use it!

Other than that, I was mostly just trying to give the people who clicked the thing some straight information. If they’re clicking the thing they’re likely already intrigued by it or psychedelics.

I wasn’t particularly intending to attack the article in any way other than the premise set by the title. I personally really enjoy amanitas but their effects aren’t exactly what most people are looking for.

First and foremost, amanita is not psychedelic. It’s like getting drunk but instead of getting belligerent and what have you, you get Alice in Wonderland syndrome. Heavier doses are a little bit more like alcohol and way too much diphenhydramine… Where it really shines though is when you use a responsible dose as a dream drug.

Secondly, most of the companies making these amanita products are putting research chemicals in their products. There’s no real way to know what you’re getting. Some of them put synthetic muscimol and ibotenic acid in them, which is also a problem as synthetic ibotenic acid is quite neurotoxic.

If you really want to go down the amanita route, just get the actual mushrooms or have a super reliable source. I personally am a huge fan but the effects are crazy sometimes and it’s seriously not for everyone.

I got a really cheap one off Amazon for about $35 and my dad loves playing with it and is quite capable even with his Parkinson’s. Just make sure you get one that comes with a tuning hammer.

The kalimba is super easy to play. Basically anyone can just pick one up and make something that sounds good!