Silicon Valley Drops Acid.

"The billionaires I know almost without exception use hallucinogens without exception."

Did you know Steve Jobs dropped acid?

Im sure some on the forum have experimented at one point or another in the life. Im curious to see what your opinions are on this matter. Here is the link to the article --->
Silicon Valley and Psychedelics

8 Comments
 

I though this was common knowledge. Rumors that Jobs was shroomed out when he thought of the Apple logo, etc. etc. There was even a theory going around that mystics used it back in the day to expand their mind about their inner chi, understanding God, and countless other things. No idea if that's true or not.

 

There was barely a moment in my 20s when I was not under the influence of some hallucinogenic, psychedelic or some other mood altering substance. Hallucinogens were my favourite, particularly LSD and DMT. I was an officer of the court at the time, so did all this illegality responsibly.

Those who can, do. Those who can't, post threads about how to do it on WSO.
 
SSits

There was barely a moment in my 20s when I was not under the influence of some hallucinogenic, psychedelic or some other mood altering substance. Hallucinogens were my favourite, particularly LSD and DMT. I was an officer of the court at the time, so did all this illegality responsibly.

Have you personally had any breakthroughs or life changing experiences through psychedelics?

 
SSits

There was barely a moment in my 20s when I was not under the influence of some hallucinogenic, psychedelic or some other mood altering substance. Hallucinogens were my favourite, particularly LSD and DMT. I was an officer of the court at the time, so did all this illegality responsibly.

Have you personally had any breakthroughs or life changing experiences through psychedelics?

 
Best Response
ThomasCambria SSits:

There was barely a moment in my 20s when I was not under the influence of some hallucinogenic, psychedelic or some other mood altering substance. Hallucinogens were my favourite, particularly LSD and DMT. I was an officer of the court at the time, so did all this illegality responsibly.

Have you personally had any breakthroughs or life changing experiences through psychedelics?

Many experiences which significantly changed the trajectory and pace of my life and still influence me strongly today.

But one person's psychedelic navel gazing doesn't make for interesting posts.

Those who can, do. Those who can't, post threads about how to do it on WSO.
 

Quote from Jobs himself:

“Taking LSD was a profound experience, one of the most important things in my life. LSD shows you that there’s another side to the coin, and you can’t remember it when it wears off, but you know it. It reinforced my sense of what was important—creating great things instead of making money, putting things back into the stream of history and of human consciousness as much as I could.”

Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
 

In other extremely obvious news. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

Follow the shit your fellow monkeys say @shitWSOsays Life is hard, it's even harder when you're stupid - John Wayne
 

Dignissimos nulla eligendi voluptatem eius inventore nostrum quas tenetur. Ad est sint libero. Rerum harum qui est sit. Eveniet distinctio nihil nam nihil cumque velit voluptas.

Earum distinctio molestiae est quod culpa sunt repudiandae. Quasi repellendus et a eius voluptates laudantium sequi. Vero earum dolor velit aliquam aut recusandae fugit adipisci.

In et nihil aut cum veniam aut sunt consectetur. In ea amet consequuntur neque. Quos in ut iure placeat dolorum. Enim odit et quae nam eum est. Impedit quaerat consectetur placeat illum. Consequuntur non qui iusto pariatur eos accusamus excepturi.

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
7
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”