pushing the system to a point where it flips over to a different operating mode. overheating your phone until it reboots. ctrl+alt+del.
it usually feels a little precarious. maybe not for others. but there’s definitely an aspect of futzing with your mortality, with your primary systems.
I think there's some shared aspect of "too many background processes running—must reboot in safe mode!". Its also a bit impairing to the point you're not exactly "you" so you have a better chance of viewing things with different eyes which might be all it takes for someone to get to that point where they are aware and able to act on incremental changes in-line with that which appears in such a state
it usually feels a little precarious. maybe not for others. but there’s definitely an aspect of futzing with your mortality, with your primary systems.
but if it works…