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name: Microdose
image: "https://assets.0xhoneyjar.xyz/Mibera/traits/SS3_acidhouse_microdose.webp"
archetype: Acidhouse
swag_score: 3
date_added: "2024-06-22"
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# Microdose

## Visual Elements


White t-shirt with red graphic of a smiley face with bear ears and text that says “THAT WASN’T A MICRODOSE”.

## Cultural Context

Microdosing psychedelics has ancient roots in indigenous cultures across Mesoamerica and South America, where low doses of psychedelic plants (such as: psilocybin mushrooms, peyote, morning glory seeds, etc) were used daily or ritually for therapeutic benefits like pain relief, courage, aphrodisiac effects, or treating ailments, alongside higher-dose ceremonies. The contemporary culture exploded around 2015 in Silicon Valley as a "productivity hack" among tech workers, influenced by 1960s counterculture (Steve Jobs and Bill Gates experimented with LSD) and high-pressure optimization trends (nootropics, biohacking, etc). Media coverage in Rolling Stone and Forbes framed it as enhancing creativity and performance, spreading globally via online communities (Reddit's r/microdosing).

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## Justification

That Wasnt a Microdose is the kind of joke that only lands if you know the culture. Silicon Valley's microdosing trend met rave culture's dose-related humor, and this shirt captures the collision perfectly.
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**Dominant Colors:** White, red.
**Archetype:** Acidhouse
**Swag Score:** 3
**Date Added:** 2024-06-22
**Sources:**
- https://microdosinginstitute.com/microdosing-101/james-fadiman/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_microdosing
- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0211023