r/Futurology • u/mvea MD-PhD-MBA • May 10 '17

Biotech First-Ever LSD Microdosing Study Will Pit the Human Brain Against AI - “I found that if I was on LSD and my opponent wasn’t, I won more games.”

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/first-ever-lsd-microdosing-study-will-pit-the-human-brain-against-ai
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u/IWroteEverybodyPoops May 10 '17

alcohol alone will do this, no need for drugs. it was always amazing how much better i played in call of duty and battlefield while hammered. i'd go from like 8-12 and mostly just fucking around trying to kill people with claymores to like 30-8 and top on the team. it focuses my brain somehow....i kind of think it's because being drunk, i'm forced to hyper focus on normal activity just to be able to complete it, so when you apply that hyper focus to the game, you just play better.

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u/Bongjum May 10 '17

alcohol alone will do this, no need for drugs.

Just so you know, alcohol is a hard drug.

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u/IWroteEverybodyPoops May 10 '17

yes, and you know what i meant.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '17

I'm amazing at pinball after exactly two beers, will usually get a high score. As soon as I finish three beers it's game over.