Artists in the Stone Age Were High at Work, New Study Suggests

Re:Artists in the Stone Age Were High at Work, New Study Sug... by trhway on Monday April 12, 2021 @11:31PM (#26787844)

it makes sense to also mention here the absinthe which is arguably responsible if not for all at least for some aspects of the Paris art of the 19th century, and the artemisia (or similar) may have been naturally known and used in the Stone Age - its natural discoverability is evidenced by the fact that it has been part of the folk medicine across the world.

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Re:Artists in the Stone Age Were High at Work, New Study Sug... by stryan on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @12:00AM (#26788003)

Just a note: Absinthe and the species of artemisia normally used for it's production are entirely non-psychoactive. It's contribution to French Bohemianism are about the same as any other cheap liquor. It does not provide anything close to the the effects of oxygen-deprivation like the article talks about.

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Re:Artists in the Stone Age Were High at Work, New Study Sug... by NaturalPhallacy on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @01:25AM (#26788407)

It tastes like licorice and gets you extra drunk due to the sugar and is greenish.

That's the complete list of effects of Absinthe besides the unique if not unpleasant taste.

source: drank the real deal a couple of times out of curiosity after it was re-legalized in my jurisdiction

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