Digital drugs and i-dosing??

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SyntheticInsanity

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http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/digital-drugs/

I can't believe people actually do this! I mean, it's long been known that you can change your mood by meditating and changing your thinking. I'm sure sounds can help you to feel a certain way but really it's all in what you believe. If you think you're going to get high, you'll start to feel high. Placebo effect and the power of *dun dun DUN!* THE MIND!

Thoughts??
 
placebo effect...i as a naive youngin' tried this years back...like 3 or 4 years ago with no results...the kids reactions are all the same, all they do is crack up in order to convince both their friends and themselves that they're feeling it...i think it's bullshit and i can't believe what that school did and how it's on the news. fucking america.
 
I could not keep a straight face reading the linked 'news' article. I still think it's a late April Fool's Day prank report...... :\

-Chris
 
Perhaps most importantly, what will happen if the kids move onto harder stuff like Steve Reich
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=D Hahaha!

Steve Reich's amazing. Much better than Banana peals ;)

Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians (Beginning)

What a load of bollocks 8) I'm sorry, but American news teams and parents are so utterly stupid it's unbelievable :|

Watch out for this latest scourge parents! Your kids are on compressed airwaves!
 
(please post the article in the future)

Report: Teens Using Digital Drugs to Get High

By Ryan Singel July 14, 2010 | 4:14 pm | Categories: The Ridiculous, Threats
Kids around the country are getting high on the internet, thanks to MP3s that induce a state of ecstasy. And it could be a gateway drug leading teens to real-world narcotics.

At least, that’s what Oklahoma News 9 is reporting about a phenomenon called “i-dosing,” which involves finding an online dealer who can hook you up with “digital drugs” that get you high through your headphones.

And officials are taking it seriously.

“Kids are going to flock to these sites just to see what it is about and it can lead them to other places,” Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs spokesman Mark Woodward told News 9.

I-dosing involves donning headphones and listening to “music” — largely a droning noise — which the sites peddling the sounds promise will get you high. Teens are listening to such tracks as “Gates of Hades,” which is available on YouTube gratis (yes, the first one is always free).

Those who want to get addicted to the “drugs” can purchase tracks that will purportedly bring about the same effects of marijuana, cocaine, opium and peyote. While street drugs rarely come with instruction manuals, potential digital drug users are advised to buy a 40-page guide so that they learn how to properly get high on MP3s.

Oklahoma’s Mustang Public School district isn’t taking the threat lightly, and sent out a letter to parents warning them of the new craze. The educators have gone so far as to ban iPods at school, in hopes of preventing honor students from becoming cyber-drug fiends, News 9 reports.



We at Threat Level are stunned and have hundreds of questions.

Will future presidential candidates defend their i-dosing past by saying, “But I had it on mute”? Are we supposed to declare a war on cyberdrugs or a cyberwar on cyberdrugs? How will police know if a teen is with headphones on is i-dosing or just listening to Justin Bieber? Is the iPod the bong of the future? What would happen if some ne’er-do-well took over the console of the Super Bowl and dosed the entire country? What if kids smoked dried banana peels and listened to these trippy tunes at the same time — could they OD? What happens if someone sells a tainted MP3?

Perhaps most importantly, what will happen if the kids move onto harder stuff like Steve Reich, Philip Glass or even Janet Cardiff’s installation, “The Killing Machine“?

Here’s a sample of the heavy stuff that some light experimentation with drug drone music could lead to. (Note: The following video is only for informational purposes and should only be viewed by responsible adults.)
 
Dude, this would be fucking hilarious if they didn't take it so seriously. I can picture sitting here listening to Gates of Hades, sipping this Coldy and wondering why the fuck my head ain't in the sky. People will believe any bullshit they're told these days, I swear to God... You can tell the article is patronising the idea as much as anyone on this site.
 
We downloaded some and enjoy listening to it to help us sleep.
That is about it is good for.
Although we have long known that listening to upbeat or "party" songs make us happy, daft punk will make you move even if you don't wanna and depressing songs will make you feel down. This is nothing new. Its meditative which feels good, at best.

I like this quote.
"the band, however might not be safe for teens, and could be a gateway band to harder, more dangerous psychedelic fare like Pink Floyd."
 
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Actually guys, the technology behind this is totally real, and they will screw with your head (to an extent). I was downloading those weird scratchy audio tracks back when napster was standard lol They've been around forever. Sloooooooooooow day for the news *face palm*


Little story though, back in the day I threw on the head phones and played some meditative 45 minute track on loop. I woke up to my dad suddenly home from work slapping me in the face- apparently I was so out of it that when the phone rang I answered it without knowing and jabbered some kind of crazy shit before dropping it. (This was after a serious major suicide attempt a couple years back) So my dad thought I was ODing and trying to kill myself so came flying home from work. Found me in the recliner with head phones on lol I never mentioned the audio track =p

Anyway, check it out, the tech behind the story is very real, but the media asshats are blowing shit completely out of proportion because they have nothing better to talk about

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_beats


Oh yeah, and I should also mention 'flasher' programs totally work and can HURT you. If you start looking into the binaural stuff you'll probably stumble on the flashers, and I'm lettin ya know right now you CAN give yourself an uncontrollable seizure with those damn things even if you have zero history of epilepsy (like my dumb ass did in high school).
 
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...g-digitally-high-music-download-internet.html

I love some of the comments:

"If we can't even ban I-dosing, how are we going to ever ban the bisterbial cranabolic amphetamoid made up drug; cake?"

"My cousin was at the forefront of i-doising, he was the best. As producer turning out roughly 30 tracks a week. That was until the dosing got hold of him. They found him on top the multi-story flapping his arms like a bird. Thought he could fly. He has since been weaned off, but we think he'll never be able to wear earbuds again."

Oh man its like brass eye never happened, well done Daily Mail, lets see the government ban that!
 
it works. you need to use headphones. its called binaural beats. like anything, you have to have an open mind and no biases before and during use.
 
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