This to me is the key for ultimate survival of the human species and many others that are being exterminated in the 6th Mass Extinction Event we’re all immersed in. I became aware and enlightened in the 70’s when I was taking acid on a regular basis.(‘73–’79) I stopped when I was afraid of losing Earth reality altogether. i.e. going crazy. There are many other non psychedelic methods to lose the trappings of bourgeois capitalism. Caitlin gives some good examples in this fine essay.
We have become captive audiences to TV’s influence and pervasive propaganda in shaping all of our world views. I didn’t own a TV in the mid 70’s which helped me avoid a big chunk of TV’s influence as it tried to put the ‘Nam and Nixon’s downfall out of public perception and reinvigorate the drive to make a consumer economy THE narrative.
Some people will get ‘woke’ on their own. Some may only need a gentle nudge. Most will need a crisis or a moment of extreme duress to have a shift of perspective in the proper direction. I hope it happens soon as the world continues to burn and species go extinct. Peace, The Ol’ Hippy John Allen
