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The ancient psychedelics myth: ‘People tell tourists the stories they think are interesting for them’ (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

that's not a good tl;dr. the article goes into the history of ancient psychedelics use, which seems to be way less than what people usually think or write about. it not only goes over false claims, but also looks at where ancient psychedelic use actually was happening and where there is evidence. they provide many concrete examples. the article is less about locals trying to please tourists.