Since when does programming carry the risk of suicide or death in some other fashion? I would argue its exceedingly rare, as opposed to suicidal tendencies being amplified by depressed individuals using psychedelics. You're comparing apples to shoes
Fear of death is a self-reinforcing mechanism. The more you sustain it, the more likely it will spinlock during a trip.
How well do we understand how the brain works?
Its an entirely different field and we don't know shit. If you're depressed, using psychedelics alone should be the absolutely last thing you do
And if you're not careful it just might be
This is my opinion as a formal student of neuropsychopharmacology
Its fine to use psychedelics if you have a responsible and prepared trip sitter, not alone which is what this entire thread is about. That's literally the most dangerous thing you can do and goes against all tenets of harm reduction
Depression isn't "losing" and what you say almost sounds like you're okay with some suicides. That's a bit disgusting
You do realize this is hacker news?