Is it true? Did the baby-boomers take advantage of the social programs their parents created and cemented, then voted to dismantle those same benefits for their children in the name of freedom, individual responsibility, and more benefits for themselves? Can a generation be that selfish?

Comment · Thu, July 19, 2012 · 23 pts

This is what I was thinking. Perhaps the cycles will shift or change entirely, given our new ability to transfer knowledge faster. Why do the cycles always have to be the same, or happen at all, regardless of innovation

Comment · Thu, July 19, 2012 · 2 pts

You cannot deny that knowledge is also transferring faster. Of course it is not at the same rate as information as a whole, but it is traveling faster. I see people's social influences changing at a much faster rate toda

Comment · Thu, July 19, 2012 · 1 pts

Is not experience gained through the transfer of information? The more information we seek, the more plasticity we have in our brain's ability to turn that into knowledge.

Comment · Thu, July 19, 2012 · 2 pts

There is no supplement for real life experience, no doubt. However, the more we know about an action, the better we can navigate through those experiences. Before I ever took drugs, I did hundreds of hours of research on

Comment · Thu, July 19, 2012 · 2 pts

I guess my studies started before the thought of drugs. I went through a major depression and waned to learn about my brain and how it worked. I researched the neurochemical processes, then I researched drugs after that.

Comment · Thu, July 19, 2012 · 2 pts

Yeah, I've had friends that have done both. They say LSD is a lot more unpredictable. It can be really euphoric, or scary as hell. I am excited to try mushrooms! What setting do you think would be best? One of my friends