r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Oct 09 '24

Neuroscience Giving psilocybin, the psychedelic in magic mushrooms, to rats made them more optimistic in the longer term, suggesting that the psychedelic substance could have great potential in treating a core symptom of depression in humans.

https://newatlas.com/medical/psilocybin-optimism-depression/
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u/CreepInTheOffice Oct 09 '24

Elite 1: The plebeians are sad and depressed. Should we make life more affordable like cheap housing and groceries so they can live productive and fulfilling lives?

Elite 2: Nah fam. Just gaslight them into thinking it's all in their head, give them some mushrooms, and tell them it will make them feel better. Oh, don't forget to make them commute 2 hours to work in the office and gaslight them into thinking working remotely is immoral.