The idea that there is one “valid” trip is essentially gatekeeping and should be pushed back on whenever it comes up. It leads to one of the more unhealthy sides of the psychedelic experience - nobody should feel that they have to continually chase something that’s not happening for them.

Like, I know at least two people who’ve done it in group settings with people who saw “elves” and they themselves didn’t see any.

“Valid” as a descriptor is probably best replaced with “average”.