[orasis]

I will second using “the 36 questions that lead to love” to create close connections quickly.

Combine this with MDMA to supercharge the intensity and speed of connection. This can also be done with a group of 3 to create a tight group that instantly has each other’s backs.

[justonceokay]

Or you’ll just find a group of three people that like amphetamines

[phrotoma]

It's true that the A in MDMA stands for amphetamine as noted below, but saying that people who use MDMA like amphetamines is like saying that people who use table salt like chlorine. It's the best kind of correct, but misleading.

https://thisvsthat.io/amphetamine-vs-mdma

[bckr]

It takes time to develop relationships that have

1. Longevity. The longer you’ve been friends the more likely you’ll be friends in the future.

2. Trust. Trust in a relationship is anti-fragile. The more times trust is partially damaged but restored, the stronger it becomes.

3. Meaning. The story “we met while looking for friends to do MDMA with, and now we are attached” is cute when you’re 23. What those people mean to you is that you are lovable and able to form bonds out in the world. Good! But shallow.

TLDR; it may be an effective way to have intense but shallow and short-lived connections

[01HNNWZ0MV43FF]

I don't think MDMA is an amphetamine

[hackernewds]

It seems like a really vapid unintentional and artificial way to do this. why not just be high on life and try it?

[mandmandam]

> It seems like a really vapid unintentional and artificial way to do this.

It's not like that.

Roughly speaking, MDMA doesn't exactly create an artificial closeness, it's more like it breaks down artificial walls. The effects can last far longer than the high - if you're taking it in the right setting, with the right intention, etc.

> why not just be high on life and try it?

There's a lot to be said for living life drug-free. However, MDMA has genuine therapeutic potential. If a doctor prescribed your friend Prozac, would you say, 'Have you tried not being depressed?' - similar thing. (Yes, some doctors prescribe MDMA.)

[renewiltord]

Agreed to both. Works well in both cases. I suspect there is a strong selection effect, though.

[orasis]

This could be. At this point in my life I doubt I’ll become close with anyone who is incurious about psychedelics as there seems to be a strong dividing line in mindset between pre-psychedelic and post-psychedelic humans.

[declan_roberts]

I doubt any variation of buzz buddies will produce any meaningful or enduring friendships.

[barry-cotter]

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

There are 8.2 billion people alive on Earth ;getting drunk, high or otherwise taking psychoactive drugs is universal among human societies and you think no one has ever had a meaningful or enduring friendship result therefrom?

[globalise83]

Sure, until... https://youtu.be/8_BFMEQOH2Q?feature=shared

[orasis]

Do it during the day, properly dosed, don’t mix with alcohol, and get plenty of sleep that night and this is not a problem. The MAPS studies have shown this again and again that the Tuesday blues is related to partying and not intrinsic to the medicine.

[tempodox]

Too bad the availability of MDMA is so limited.

[LoganDark]

Not really? If you know how to use TOR you can just order it online. I do this with LSD all the time and it works fine.