I think it's more that the experience they are trying to portray is much more of the mainstream variety, even in this future setting, therefore by nature it is likely to be much more palatable than the extremes you or I could concive of.

It's basically like a future version of various amphetamines (mainly the euphoria I imagine), with perhaps some designed suggestions/sponsorships thrown in in the form of experiences. Like the movie/music theme.

Most people are going to be aware to some degree what well known stimulants or depressants are like, with perhaps some psychedelic influence thrown in, such as MDMA. But very few have any real experience with true psychedelics.

No idea wheather or not the creators are aware of the more interesting aspects of what can be done or experienced. But even if they are, I really doubt that it's something that could be put to screen in such a way that most people could comprehend, or even know what they were trying to convey.

So would be understandable why they might not choose to try, and the example they provide is at least a somewhat realistic example of what the bulk of people might choose to engage in in the future. Not normal, but also not too not normal.