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What Psychedelics Can Teach Us About Our Culture

Legal drugs, illegal drugs, and the creative individual

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Sam Alaimo
Jan 06, 2026
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The Last Days of Pompeii. James Hamilton. 1864.

Welcome back to What then? and the epic beginning of 2026.

This piece digs into one aspect of the human situation I find fascinating. It lends truth to the words of Chesterton, “There is but an inch of difference between the cushioned chamber and the padded cell.”

Thank you Adam PT for giving some perspective on this essay.

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