"There is still an understandable fear of LSD, and it is unlikely to migrate from Silicon Valley to America’s more conservative regions anytime soon."

"But in a country which is awash with drugs, microdosing with an illicit substance may not seem so outlandish, particularly among the middle-classes. Already many Americans are happy to medicalise productivity. In 2011 3.5m children were prescribed drugs to treat attention disorders, up from 2.5m in 2003, and these drugs are widely used off prescription to enhance performance at work. By one estimate, 12% of the population takes an antidepressant. Americans also try to eliminate pain, mental or otherwise, by other means; the opioid epidemic has partly been caused by massive over-prescription of painkillers. Compared with these, LSD – which is almost impossible to overdose on – may no longer seem so threatening. It may help people tune in, but it no longer has the reputation of making them drop out."

From "TURN ON, TUNE IN, DROP BY THE OFFICE/The Silicon Valley avant-garde have turned to LSD in a bid to increase their productivity. Emma Hogan meets the people breakfasting on acid," by Emma Hogan (The Economist).

That reminds me: We've been watching the 6-part Amazon video series "Long Strange Trip," which is about (obviously) The Grateful Dead. I'm only halfway through it, but episode 1 — "It's Alive" — is very much about LSD. The filmmakers make it sound as though the whole idea of the band grows out of LSD, including the idea that it's not work. It's all fun.