MDMA has a very different profile compared to the majority of psychedelics, marijuana changes perception of reality far more than MDMA.
Are you sure it's undertones on authority or on corruption and regulatory capture that conveniently lead, misguided government and its powers to demonize what are turning out to be far more effective treatment options than the patentable medications big pharma promotes?
I didn't read very far (might do so out of curiosity later), but on the early pages the hostility also extended e.g. to therapists, who often aren't even medical practitioners and presumably don't have a direct interest in medication.
While therapists are of course also doing business or at the very least earning a living by providing the therapy, and it's thus true they might not be entirely disinterested, they may well have genuine concerns on the psychological and emotional safety of their patients. The combative and even arrogant attitude the early pages show towards well-intentioned professionals is, IMO, unwarranted.
Totally agree re: the tone. I think it's unfortunate because many folks will likely not see past it.
I think the general message he's trying to get across re: therapists is that even the best intentioned therapist ultimately puts a ceiling on one's personal growth, as the dynamic inherently implies that the client in some way needs the therapist to heal. And that therapists have little incentive to acknowledge this dynamic.
Are you sure it's undertones on authority or on corruption and regulatory capture that conveniently lead, misguided government and its powers to demonize what are turning out to be far more effective treatment options than the patentable medications big pharma promotes?