I've had an experience and ego-death on 500ug. I've done DMT once. That LSD experience produced hallucinations, including 'data' in my field-of-view like I was using an AR app. I was looking into a mirror as it was happening - the 'resolution' of the experience was so high-fidelity it seems impossible to have occurred. I wrote a very detailed report after and even have a video of me describing what I'm seeing only moments after I can back to my 'self' post ego-death. It was every bit as fascinating as DMT. That experience was the most significant of my life.

Yes, I completely agree. The 'abilities' I have due to Autism have been advantageous for me creatively and professionally, in spite of social struggles. Those abilities aside, people with ASD tend to have high levels of focus and deep knowledge (on one or several subjects), those traits are as important to identity as social norms. I wonder who I would be post treatment if this were available. Would I remember abilities I had that no longer exist? I was diagnosed late in life, at 40. I am comfortable with who I am and if there were any chance I'd lose myself to 'treatment' it would be a hard no for me.

I posted this response before I saw your thread (reposting here for context).

I have Autism. I don't know how I feel about this. It's exciting, but would a reversal remove advantageous traits of Autism too? There is little information about adults with Autism compared to what's available about adolescents. In my experience much of the info is about living with disabilities associated with Autism. I haven't found any research that focuses on the beneficial aspects of Autism - anecdotally I feel there are abilities of mind across the Autism spectrum that are especially useful, and for some, seemingly super-human. While one may gain some social skills, how much of their unique abilities would be lost to this process?

I have Autism. I don't know how I feel about this. It's exciting, but would a reversal remove advantageous traits of Autism too? There is little information about adults with Autism compared to what's available about adolescents. In my experience much of the info is about living with disabilities associated with Autism. I haven't found any research that focuses on the beneficial aspects of Autism - anecdotally I feel there are abilities of mind across the Autism spectrum that are especially useful, and for some, seemingly super-human. While one may gain some social skills, how much of their unique abilities would be lost to this process?

Last year for Halloween, I dressed as Hunter S Thompson (Fear and Loathing style). I remember being out and people remarking they really liked the costume, but how well I portrayed him. One person asked, "Are you on ether?" I replied, "No I'm on the spectrum." My normal body language movement is very fluid, seldom still. I don't hand flap, but I'm certain I have my own things. I feel masking will never do anything to change the conversation or raise awareness. ASD isn't entirely a disability, in fact to myself and likely many on this site (if you have it), there are aspects that are extraordinary if not super-human and quite beneficial day-to-day. The conversation about ASD seems to revolve only around the disabling aspects - expecting people to be something they are not, because their default mode is 'bad' does nothing to help.

Thanks for pointing this out... I was sure something was wrong with the site and it wasn't working - hover effects are 'invisible' on my MBP screen.

Native GPS systems are painfully slow, in my experience. I have a Subaru Impreza 2014. Its GPS usually tracks a full block behind we're I'm at. If I'm not paying attention and make a turn based on the voice-guidance alone, it's often a wrong turn. Re-routing takes a long time as well; too long to be useful. Additionally, I have to pay for annual map updates if I want them. To someone's point earlier, all interaction with the map is disabled while the car is in motion. It would be nice if it were unlocked so a passenger could use it.

So I use Google Maps on my phone. It's significantly faster, shows more meta-data relative to my route, e.g., delays and alternate route suggestions, and if it has to re-route it's usually immediate.

I'm looking forward to this, along with the Pencil, to carry with me for sketching/painting. I have no intended use for it, at the moment, other than as a drawing tablet. The smaller for factor is more appealing to me for this purpose.

From the articles I've read about Google executives affiliation with the government - Eric S. in particular, I'd say they don't need the courts to get whatever they want

This is an Apple iPhone.

"NPC firefighters and EMTs would extracted injured drivers from the wrecked cars and put them in ambulances, which then drive away to hospitals."

That happens to a small degree in Grand Theft Auto games. It tends to be more for comic effect than simulation, but it's a nice detail nonetheless. I hope one day games reach the fidelity you describe. It would be a fun world to wreak havoc in.