I feel like you are on the route to a good concept, but you haven’t quite made it there yet.
I believe over the next seven to ten years you will continue to refine this concept until it is actually a good concept and something that you can share proudly with people, But right now it’s not well thought out enough, or cohesive enough to stand on its own.
The brain does not fill up with information. It has more than enough storage for a 120 year human lifespan.
Rather, people tend to rely on their previously acquired information because there’s no novelty attached to refining your previously acquired information, and by default, human minds are novelty-seeking devices.
Another thing is that there’s the possibility that the use of psychedelics can restore the novelty effect, Which would not erase previously acquired information, but rather put a new tint on them.
I imagine that we as a society would be much happier if we had a process where we could do something like that on a regular basis, every five to seven years or so just to reset our minds inside of a structured ceremonial system, Just to help prevent us from becoming too bored, our neurons too tarnished, our minds too inured with ennui, to enjoy life.
Will readily admit my theory is folk psychology as opposed to anything that could withstand scientific rigour. Just subjectively, have you not personally experienced the sensation of the years passing by more quickly as you age?
Edit: Forgot to mention that I also agree that psychedelics can be like hitting a reset switch. I believe there are scientific papers which describe synapses lighting up in unusual patterns in clinical trials, which corresponds with the subjective experience of people seeing things with a “fresh pair of eyes” or whatever.
I feel like you are on the route to a good concept, but you haven’t quite made it there yet.
I believe over the next seven to ten years you will continue to refine this concept until it is actually a good concept and something that you can share proudly with people, But right now it’s not well thought out enough, or cohesive enough to stand on its own.
The brain does not fill up with information. It has more than enough storage for a 120 year human lifespan.
Rather, people tend to rely on their previously acquired information because there’s no novelty attached to refining your previously acquired information, and by default, human minds are novelty-seeking devices.
Another thing is that there’s the possibility that the use of psychedelics can restore the novelty effect, Which would not erase previously acquired information, but rather put a new tint on them.
I imagine that we as a society would be much happier if we had a process where we could do something like that on a regular basis, every five to seven years or so just to reset our minds inside of a structured ceremonial system, Just to help prevent us from becoming too bored, our neurons too tarnished, our minds too inured with ennui, to enjoy life.
Appreciate the well-thought out response.
Will readily admit my theory is folk psychology as opposed to anything that could withstand scientific rigour. Just subjectively, have you not personally experienced the sensation of the years passing by more quickly as you age?
Edit: Forgot to mention that I also agree that psychedelics can be like hitting a reset switch. I believe there are scientific papers which describe synapses lighting up in unusual patterns in clinical trials, which corresponds with the subjective experience of people seeing things with a “fresh pair of eyes” or whatever.