>>12882779Genius is a point of view.
Was he ahead of his time? Yes, kind of. Does being ahead of your time make you a genius? Not exactly.
The "genius" of McKenna was that he tried to be as honest as possible, given his life experiences. That's more than most can say.
Kind of like Krishnamurti. Was he a genius? Eh. He just tried to keep it as real as possible.
You should listen to the conversations between Bohm and Krishnamurti, you know, for fun.