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I pretty much think the expansion of drugs and crime due to boredom in rural America proves you wrong. On top of the fact that many people are different than y
by tsunamifury 10y ago
I pretty much think the expansion of drugs and crime due to boredom in rural America proves you wrong.
On top of the fact that many people are different than you (in fact the 100s of millions who live in cities) are not satisfied just playing video games all day long.
- humanrebar 10y agoOr maybe logistics are so much better now that even illegal drugs are more accessible and cheaper than before.
- clock_tower 10y agoThat's probably true; but rural areas had alcohol problems before they had drug ones.
- humanrebar 10y agoAnd they've always had poverty problems. The underlying point is that I'm sure we cannot boil down substance abuse problems to simple boredom.
- clock_tower 10y agoAbsolutely agreed there! The drug problem in the countryside is new -- really new, 20 years old at the most -- so it must be due to something that's happened really recently. And alcohol can be coexisted with more easily than hard drugs can. "Meth: Not Even Once" is no exaggeration, but no one in the West except recovering alcoholics has that slogan for drinking.