Bill Atkinson: Reflections on the 40th anniversary of my joining Apple

Re:Bill Atkinson: Reflections on the 40th anniversary of my ... by travisjungroth on Friday December 13, 2019 @01:08AM (#21779469)

I dream of someone taking psychedelic drugs and coming back with an invention completely beyond their capabilities and a memory of it being gifted. I don’t mean a talented scientist being inspired to make HyperCard. I want a cashier to be handed the plans for a more efficient rocket.

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Re:Bill Atkinson: Reflections on the 40th anniversary of my ... by JohnBooty on Thursday December 19, 2019 @03:05PM (#21838684)

I know you're joking, but to be clear for others, it doesn't work that way. =)

Best case scenario w.r.t. real-world engineering challenges, drugs enable some lateral thinking and allow you to make connections you might not have otherwise. Very often this best case scenario is not going to be the case though ha ha ha.

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Re:Bill Atkinson: Reflections on the 40th anniversary of my ... by travisjungroth on Sunday December 22, 2019 @09:38AM (#21857309)

Well, I’m not joking. But, I said “I dream” because I agree it absolutely doesn’t happen this way. I don’t think it ever has.

People on DMT have experiences of being given messages, but it always seems to be things about themselves (stop worrying or whatever).

A drug induced discovery that couldn’t possibly be explained by lateral thinking would be an incredible event.

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