> Negative experiences have always been a part of it. It's half the point.

This is the type of dismissal and downplaying I’m referring to.

My friend descended into psychosis after taking psychedelics. It was not “half the point” and not helpful to his life in any way.

Not that rare, anyone with predisposition to psychosis/schizophrenia has a high risk of permanent effects, and that’s not that small of a segment of people, and nearly unknowable beforehand.