{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "So when people say that psychadelics and MDMA changed the way they thought and made them more empathetic, it could actually be...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/702044552211660800/", "html": "<div class=\"question\"><strong>Anonymous</strong> asked: <p>So when people say that psychadelics and MDMA changed the way they thought and made them more empathetic, it could actually be that sort of autism-curing stuff and not just 'I like getting high and am trying to justify it?'</p></div>\n<p>I was <i>very</i> into &ldquo;psychonaut&rdquo; psychedelics-(&ldquo;entheogens&rdquo;, even!)-to-understand-or-change yourself stuff since late adolescence, I don&rsquo;t think it ever cleared out the autism but it helped me learn the ropes at the meta- level such that I immediately appreciated it and could work with it when it <i>did</i> clear</p>"}