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Taking this at face value: one lives an inordinately stressful life (read: tries to be successful in a competitive, capitalist environment) and consumes caffein
by pharrington 11y ago
Taking this at face value: one lives an inordinately stressful life (read: tries to be successful in a competitive, capitalist environment) and consumes caffeine to prevent the damage; as habitual caffeine use increases caffeine tolerance, one increases caffeine consumption, thus moving them asymptotically towards the breaking point. If one was less fortunate in the genetic lottery, the tolerance continues increasing beyond the point where it can be sated. Don't call it a breakdown; call it the obvious endpoint of a society that tacitly forces non-recreational drug use.
(I guess I'm saying the problem with The War On Drugs as a policy wass that it didnt go far enough)
- ZoeZoeBee 11y agoWell we stand on opposite sides of that war, now find something else to fear monger
- DanBC 11y agoPharrington doesn't seem to be fear mongering. They seem to be saying that some people take drugs because they lead miserable lives, and if the war on drugs meant anything the people waging that war should have focussed on why those people took drugs, rather than on just criminalising them and removing the supply of drugs.
- ZoeZoeBee 11y agoThat's an interesting take seeing as he wrote this (I guess I'm saying the problem with The War On Drugs as a policy wass that it didnt go far enough). The thing is drugs can be fun and useful if taken responsibly, I'm not certain where you stand but I'm guessing you and I are not aligned. Have a good day sir