Word: overfond
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Leary calls himself a Hindu, and he uses Eastern symbolism along with psychedelic experience to reject the outward-looking, "goal-directed" American attitude (disciples like to quote him to the effect that "Buddha was a dropout"). Leary is overfond of using the word "game" to put down the concerns men usually take seriously. Not that he would eliminate game playing: he says he only wants the games recognized for what they are. In practice, however, this requires a degree of judgment far beyond the capabilities of most mortals. Many a youthful LSD user, newly impressed with what suddenly seems...