These experiences were profound — people were radically different on the other side. Happier, more content, significantly more fulfilled. - Steven Kotler

He’d uncovered one of the early subcult melds, the first internet generation to carve their identity from a global menu of counterculture. Style-wise, they borrowed saggy hip-hop gear from West Coast rappers, cartoonish Gyaru makeup from the Japanese cosplay scene, and angular Emo hairstyles from the Washington, DC, post-hard-core crowd. Their attitudes crossed anything-goes California bisexuality with edgy Brit-punk sneer, a combination that led to a completely novel form of rebellion: wet-kissing strangers on the street.

Fully alive and deeply committed is a risky business.

He’s a carnivore, thinks Lion, always remember he’s a carnivore.