Nathan Wilkes
@altstate.bsky.social
Still the same me as Twitter/X @NathanWilkes just in an Altered State - getting less angry and doing cooler things.
AI, Consciousness, Infosec, Data Science, Health Care, Engineering, and lots of weird little hobbies that will make sense in the end.
AI, Consciousness, Infosec, Data Science, Health Care, Engineering, and lots of weird little hobbies that will make sense in the end.
If corporations are people, why aren’t we allowed to execute them for their crimes against humanity?
They seem to even evade your wrath. I don’t get it.
They seem to even evade your wrath. I don’t get it.
January 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
If corporations are people, why aren’t we allowed to execute them for their crimes against humanity?
They seem to even evade your wrath. I don’t get it.
They seem to even evade your wrath. I don’t get it.
Government should not interfere with matters of personal choice, freedom of expression, or our ability to connect with others in consciousness and awareness. Suppression is a tool of the elite ruling class.
And I'm still not a TikTok user, but I respect the game.
And I'm still not a TikTok user, but I respect the game.
January 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Government should not interfere with matters of personal choice, freedom of expression, or our ability to connect with others in consciousness and awareness. Suppression is a tool of the elite ruling class.
And I'm still not a TikTok user, but I respect the game.
And I'm still not a TikTok user, but I respect the game.
I would suggest you educate yourself accordingly. If you are religious in any way, there's actually a very good chance the origins of your faith had roots in psychedelic rituals.
January 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I would suggest you educate yourself accordingly. If you are religious in any way, there's actually a very good chance the origins of your faith had roots in psychedelic rituals.
If you read all of this and think, "of course we should ban TikTok if it's just like psychedelics," then you completely missed the point and are probably a victim of the decades-old irrational government narrative about the harm of psychedelics.
January 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
If you read all of this and think, "of course we should ban TikTok if it's just like psychedelics," then you completely missed the point and are probably a victim of the decades-old irrational government narrative about the harm of psychedelics.
Suppression of psychedelics appeased the Military Industrial Complex and delayed decades of progress, and the same mistake is being repeated with TikTok to appease Big Tech.
January 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Suppression of psychedelics appeased the Military Industrial Complex and delayed decades of progress, and the same mistake is being repeated with TikTok to appease Big Tech.
Educate users, promote digital literacy, and establish clear privacy standards.
Uphold constitutional principles like free speech and privacy while encouraging innovation and competition.
Uphold constitutional principles like free speech and privacy while encouraging innovation and competition.
January 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Educate users, promote digital literacy, and establish clear privacy standards.
Uphold constitutional principles like free speech and privacy while encouraging innovation and competition.
Uphold constitutional principles like free speech and privacy while encouraging innovation and competition.
A path forward?
Demand evidence and transparency, basing policies on independent assessments rather than fear-mongering or geopolitical scapegoating.
Demand evidence and transparency, basing policies on independent assessments rather than fear-mongering or geopolitical scapegoating.
January 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
A path forward?
Demand evidence and transparency, basing policies on independent assessments rather than fear-mongering or geopolitical scapegoating.
Demand evidence and transparency, basing policies on independent assessments rather than fear-mongering or geopolitical scapegoating.
Both tools are inherently neutral, offering profound benefits when used responsibly while posing risks when misunderstood or abused.
January 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Both tools are inherently neutral, offering profound benefits when used responsibly while posing risks when misunderstood or abused.
Government actions against TikTok echo the overreach of the War on Drugs, raising critical questions about privacy and state control in the digital age.
January 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Government actions against TikTok echo the overreach of the War on Drugs, raising critical questions about privacy and state control in the digital age.
Both psychedelics and TikTok are tools for creativity, connection, and dissent, aligning with the natural right to free expression. Suppression limits individual autonomy and collective growth.
January 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Both psychedelics and TikTok are tools for creativity, connection, and dissent, aligning with the natural right to free expression. Suppression limits individual autonomy and collective growth.
Criminalization of psychedelics disproportionately targeted marginalized communities while the privileged simply accessed them underground. A TikTok ban would hurt small creators and marginalized voices while benefiting US tech giants like Meta and X. Suppression exacerbates systemic inequalities.
January 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Criminalization of psychedelics disproportionately targeted marginalized communities while the privileged simply accessed them underground. A TikTok ban would hurt small creators and marginalized voices while benefiting US tech giants like Meta and X. Suppression exacerbates systemic inequalities.
Both psychedelics and TikTok have a dual nature. Psychedelics can be life-changing in a therapeutic setting or risky without education. TikTok is a platform for education and connection, yet can spread misinformation. Effective regulation should focus on harm reduction, not blanket prohibition.
January 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Both psychedelics and TikTok have a dual nature. Psychedelics can be life-changing in a therapeutic setting or risky without education. TikTok is a platform for education and connection, yet can spread misinformation. Effective regulation should focus on harm reduction, not blanket prohibition.
The War on Drugs expanded surveillance, criminalized personal choice, and disproportionately harmed marginalized groups. A TikTok ban threaten free speech and privacy rights. Overreach disguised as protection leads to long-term erosion of freedoms.
January 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The War on Drugs expanded surveillance, criminalized personal choice, and disproportionately harmed marginalized groups. A TikTok ban threaten free speech and privacy rights. Overreach disguised as protection leads to long-term erosion of freedoms.
With psychedelics, lawmakers ignored therapeutic potential. With TikTok, lawmakers misunderstand its cultural, economic, and social significance. Decisions based on fear and ignorance harm innovation and progress.
January 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
With psychedelics, lawmakers ignored therapeutic potential. With TikTok, lawmakers misunderstand its cultural, economic, and social significance. Decisions based on fear and ignorance harm innovation and progress.
The dawn of psychedelics awakened the youth-driven counterculture, while TikTok is most popular among younger, progressive demographics. In both cases, suppression reflects a generational clash and a fear of cultural change.
January 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The dawn of psychedelics awakened the youth-driven counterculture, while TikTok is most popular among younger, progressive demographics. In both cases, suppression reflects a generational clash and a fear of cultural change.
Exaggerated risks were used to justify the criminalization of psychedelics. TikTok has been framed as a national security threat, often based on exaggerated fears of data misuse. Fear-based policies and narratives are being used to maintain control instead of directly addressing legitimate risks.
January 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Exaggerated risks were used to justify the criminalization of psychedelics. TikTok has been framed as a national security threat, often based on exaggerated fears of data misuse. Fear-based policies and narratives are being used to maintain control instead of directly addressing legitimate risks.
In the 1960s, psychedelics empowered individuals to question societal norms, connect to deeper truths, and challenge authority. TikTok democratizes storytelling, challenging centralized narratives. Both disrupt traditional systems of control, making them targets of government suppression.
January 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
In the 1960s, psychedelics empowered individuals to question societal norms, connect to deeper truths, and challenge authority. TikTok democratizes storytelling, challenging centralized narratives. Both disrupt traditional systems of control, making them targets of government suppression.
Both cases are examples of a recurring pattern of government suppression as a reaction to tools that expand consciousness and challenge authority during periods of significant social unrest. They reveal a deeper struggle over control, free expression, and the democratization of power.
January 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Both cases are examples of a recurring pattern of government suppression as a reaction to tools that expand consciousness and challenge authority during periods of significant social unrest. They reveal a deeper struggle over control, free expression, and the democratization of power.
This was also explained in the 2006 documentary, Idiocracy.
December 18, 2024 at 2:41 PM
This was also explained in the 2006 documentary, Idiocracy.
Where’s the hotline for patients denied medical care?
December 18, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Where’s the hotline for patients denied medical care?
Is that percent or inches
December 17, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Is that percent or inches
The ACA is only a bandaid. The current system is a cancer and has metastasized.
#M4A #MedicareForAll
#M4A #MedicareForAll
December 13, 2024 at 8:09 PM
The ACA is only a bandaid. The current system is a cancer and has metastasized.
#M4A #MedicareForAll
#M4A #MedicareForAll
On 10/15/09, I testified to Congress on the problem of underinsurance (which is all of private insurance).
The house was going to slow-roll some of the features like eliminating lifetime caps.
My testimony got them to eliminate lifetime caps on day one.
The house was going to slow-roll some of the features like eliminating lifetime caps.
My testimony got them to eliminate lifetime caps on day one.
December 13, 2024 at 8:09 PM
On 10/15/09, I testified to Congress on the problem of underinsurance (which is all of private insurance).
The house was going to slow-roll some of the features like eliminating lifetime caps.
My testimony got them to eliminate lifetime caps on day one.
The house was going to slow-roll some of the features like eliminating lifetime caps.
My testimony got them to eliminate lifetime caps on day one.