The chapter explores the CIA's potential role in kickstarting the counterculture movement through LSD studies during the MKULTRA program, implicating figures like Ken Kesey in the spread of LSD. It delves into the unethical practices of the CIA, including disturbing experiments on humans without consent, showcasing the sinister evolution of psychedelic drug culture. The conversation hints at the mysterious disappearance of human subjects used for testing, connecting covert operations to film industry borrowings and historical secrets.
We discuss the broad course of 20th century scientific inquiry into the ability to control the Mind of Man, and how initial projects aimed at creating secret super assassins trickled down to manipulating people into buying running shoes and bad pop albums.