[paulcole]

One time when I was younger, I babysat for a family. They said it was fine to watch TV while their kids slept. The reception was fuzzy and static-y but I still watched it. After a few hours, I got used to the fuzz and bad reception.

Then they came home, saw me watching and said, "oh you've got to turn off the VCR." They did that and the picture became impossibly crystal clear. I was floored by what I had been missing and how I had convinced myself that things before were "fine."

Had pretty much the same experience the first few weeks after taking MDMA. Felt like someone had improved the reception on the world and turned off the static and noise.