Microdosing psychedelics: The segregation of spiritual and scientific narratives within the r/microdosing online community

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作者
Pop, Ioana [1 ]
Gielens, Erwin [1 ]
Kottmann, Hannah [1 ]
机构
[1] Tilburg Univ, Sociol Dept, POB 90153, Tilburg, Netherlands
来源
JOURNAL OF PSYCHEDELIC STUDIES | 2023年 / 7卷 / 02期
关键词
microdosing; psychedelics; natural language processing techniques; Reddit; MODEL;
D O I
10.1556/2054.2023.00260
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Background and aims: Microdosing psychedelics refers to the practice of repeatedly ingesting doses that do not reach the threshold for perceptual alterations. This practice has gained attention from mass media, businesses, and the general public, as evidenced by the proliferation of online communities dedicated to it. In this contribution, we examine the content generated within the online community r/microdosing from its creation on October 16, 2013, until the day of data collection on October 31, 2020. Our aim is to examine the narratives reflected by users' contributions, specifically the compati-bility or incompatibility of spiritual and scientific narratives. Methods: In this contribution, we used text analysis techniques and examined the content generated within the online community r/microdosing from its creation on October 16, 2013, until the day of data collection on October 31, 2020. Results: We clearly identified a topic that reflects a spirituality narrative as well as a topic that we coined as "neuro-cognition" and that reflects a scientific narrative. These topics were typically not present within the contributions of the same users, suggesting that the scientific and spiritual narratives are segregated within the r/subreddit community. Conclusion: Our approach emphasizes the potential of text analytic techniques for uncovering the cultural repertoire surrounding a particular practice, in our case, the practice of microdosing psychedelics.
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页数:10
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