Do No Harm
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On memory (part three): getting rid of memories.
This is third in a series. See parts one and two. Not all memories are good, obviously. I’ve done plenty of stupid things, blurted out plenty of awkward remarks in conversations, that I’d prefer to forget. And those are harmless. They might make me flush and feel retroactively embarrassed if I think of them at night,…
Blueberry, cognitive behavioral therapy, Do No Harm, Henry Marsh, Jan Kounen, memory, memory erasure, memory replacement, PKM zeta, post-traumatic brain disorder, psychedelics in psychiatry, PTSD, Ramayana, Renegade, speculative science, thought substitution, treating mental illness with psychedelics -
On Boyhood (the film), specifically the eleven seconds between 2:34:11 and 2:34:22.
One quick remark before I launch into this essay: I typically type these while N is playing at the YMCA, so I had to take several screenshots of the film before coming here so I could consult them alongside my other notes. But Apple’s built-in screencapture won’t function if the DVD player is open; I’d…
Adele Exarchopoulos, appearance changes after ingesting psychedelics, Blue Is the Warmest Color, Boxtrolls, Boyhood, cinema, computer workarounds, criticism, Do No Harm, Family of the Year, film, fire hydrant photographs, fire hydrants, harms caused by U.S. drug policy, Hero, hydrants, iminent arrival of Gargantua, intentional lack of functionality, Jack Kerouack, losing good words, On the Road, philosophy of the present moment, photography, psilocin, psilocybin, puberty as a special effect, screencapture with DVD player open, special effects, sucks, The Dreamers, the loneliness of artistic pursuits, unintentionally homophobic language, unintentionally misogynistic language
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