The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Tom Wolfe
5 people recommended it in 5 threads, 2008–2026.
What people on Hacker News said
Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters. It sounds like fun, until it doesn't so much.
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. I just finished chapter 18: "Cosmo's Tasmanian Deviltry", with its retelling of the legend of Owsley's freakout at the Muir Beach Acid Test. Funny stuff.
Where it comes up
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