Cultures are virtual realities made of language.

Chaos is roving through the system and able to undo, at any point, the best laid plans.

This is the key. If you get into deep water with these substances, this is true of psilocybin as well, you don't want to clench, you don't want to assume the fetal position and stop breathing. You want to sit up straight and breathe, and sing, and sing it back, and it will step back. You can take control of your situation ... most of the time.

But what I really am interested in is not the end of the world but everything which precedes it.

By manipulating queuing, by manipulating expectation, you can lead people to a fundamental confrontation, not only with themselves, but with the Other.

The cost of sanity in this society, is a certain level of alienation

The real truth is splintered and spread throughout time.