Makes sense with Marx too I guess but Hillman, who has a doctorate in classics and a masters (I think) in one of the biosciences has been pushing for more awareness of the countless references to recreational and sacramental drug use in antiquity for over a decade now. He’s not for everybody but he’s read ancient Greek for over 3 decades and finds some pretty surprising accounts of it in neglected medical and other texts he continues to translate.

Somewhere, Dr. Ammon Hillman has read this and is grinning maniacally.

It’s an acquired taste.

Fibonacci. Nacci. Nacho cheese. Yeah I’m eating that millipede

I’m against the thylacine and mammoth projects but I’ve always had a soft spot for the moa. Also, I bet they’re delicious.