There's a long rant here, but it'll be pages worth of text. The short of it is that the so called leaders of the community are often accidental, untrained, uneducated, and largely unchecked. They say the right things and every one coalesces around them even if it's unsubstantiated gibberish (Terrance was the master of this and a total nut to be honest). It is very reminiscent of political dogma and zealotry (lets not pretend this is just a "dogmatic liberal" thing). Not to mention the big money they're pulling in from it now too (looking at you Bill Richards.)
There's no reason to continually trip, to take large doses, to try multiple psychedelics, etc. It's up to the individual to decide on what feels right for them. It is one of the most subjective and personal experiences you can have. Benchmarking against others is just...destructive really. No one in the community is saying that right now. It's just spiraling group think.
Yes essentially the leaders become like religious leaders. The problem is there is usually a kernel of truth to what they are saying which makes it easy to buy into if you're not thinking critically about it.
There's no reason to continually trip, to take large doses, to try multiple psychedelics, etc. It's up to the individual to decide on what feels right for them. It is one of the most subjective and personal experiences you can have. Benchmarking against others is just...destructive really. No one in the community is saying that right now. It's just spiraling group think.