presoak@lazysoci.aldeleted by creator to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 7 months agoReading is a kind of trance. A state of modified consciousness as powerful as any drug. And we all know what drugs can do.message-squaremessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down133
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareReading is a kind of trance. A state of modified consciousness as powerful as any drug. And we all know what drugs can do.presoak@lazysoci.aldeleted by creator to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square40linkfedilink
minus-squarepresoak@lazysoci.aldeleted by creatorOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·6 months agoYa I get that it’s addictive but it isn’t the drug-effect I’m looking at here. I’m looking at the deranging effects of periodic prolonged intense mental concentration. It’s as powerful as any drug.
Ya I get that it’s addictive but it isn’t the drug-effect I’m looking at here. I’m looking at the deranging effects of periodic prolonged intense mental concentration. It’s as powerful as any drug.