[hn_throwaway_99]

There is usually a difference between when people talk about "The Bay Area" (i.e., the geographic location) vs. "Silicon Valley" (i.e. a metonym for the tech industry in the bay area).

Psychedelics obviously were a big feature of SF and the bay area for a long time, but that's very different than saying they are an accepted part of the corporate tech world there.

[operatingthetan]

At least we have a long list of cliches about Steve jobs and others tripping and starting companies dating back to the 70's and 80s! I don't think it's wrong to suggest both the Bay Area and SV's interest in those drugs started around the same time.

[hn_throwaway_99]

Yeah, very fair point, thanks for bringing that up, made me think about it differently.