The Timewave & The Watkins Objection
Psychedelic Salon
Jonathan
May 3, 2026
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"An interesting thing about drugs is often, when a new drug is discovered, it takes a long time to figure out how do you do it." "In 1948, television was introduced, and millions and millions of people lead larval, low-awareness, warehoused lives…
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The transcript centers on Terence McKenna’s time wave hypothesis, especially Matthew Watkins’ objection and McKenna’s willingness to revisit or potentially disconfirm his own ideas. It also expands into McKenna’s broader views on psychedelics, media, cyberspace, virtual reality, population, and technology, framed by the host’s commentary and retrospective analysis.
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