[Erasmus]

...Along with Kerouac, Kesey, McLuhan, maybe Paramahansa Yogananda, Heinlein; and maybe--even--Rand.

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[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Yeah! I have no idea how far back this goes. But it was made very popular by Castenada’s books. Those books were wildly popular with college kids, hippies, weirdos, etc.. That’s when I encountered the “idea.” Just sayin’, it’s been around a lot longer than recent radio broadcasts.