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While I'm more than a little anti-marijuana, I commend you on your use of tech in ways they weren't intended to be used. Original hacking. ;)
by hebejebelus 16y ago
While I'm more than a little anti-marijuana, I commend you on your use of tech in ways they weren't intended to be used. Original hacking. ;)
- cryptoz 16y agoWhy are you anti-marijuana? Are you anti-beer and anti-coffee too, and if not I'd be curious to hear your reasoning! Also, out of interest, where are you from?
- hebejebelus 16y agoNot sure just how far I want to get into this, because most of my points are admittedly indefensible and most of it just stems from a long hatred of smoking. I was anti-beer for a very, very long time as well (until virtually six months ago), though coffee has always been my vice. I'm Irish, and I'm fairly young (approaching twenty soon, which puts me very far in the minority on these matters. ;)) Mostly, I simply don't see the point. I understand the need to socialise and the like, and the need for friends. However, I think that if I make friends when I'm in a different state of mind to my ordinary, day-to-day thinking, then are they really my friends? Furthermore, I don't like having a crutch. I don't think anybody truly needs to get drunk/high/drink a pot of coffee in the morning to get them through the day. If you do, you've probably made some bad decisions and you should think long and hard about where you're going in life. I also simply hate the stoner mentality. Why the hell would you want to just coast through life? I mean, make something of yourself! Make your parents proud! I know, however, that I'm painting a large number of people with the same brush here. I know that many of the people who smoke weed sometimes aren't stoners. I have almost no problems with people who smoke weed every once in a while, just as I don't have problems with people who go to the pub sometimes or with people who drink the odd coffee. I do sincerely have problems with people who smoke pot every other night, or every time they hang out with people, or every time they get even a little stressed. (Medical marijuana doesn't count, though, provided naturally that it's actually necessary. I'm not going to judge people when they're in huge amounts of pain.) The thing is, though, that past this little speech, I can barely defend my arguments. It's not that I just don't get it (though that's definitely a factor), it's also that I simply have an irrational hatred of smoking. Go easy on me in your rebuttal, I'm only meek. :)
- fexl 16y agoThe thing I like most about your post is that you never advocate locking human beings in a cage for smoking vegetation. You are "anti-marijuana" in the sense that it does not fit your vision of an ideal life, and that's all fine and good. I could argue similarly against eating too much fried food. When people drag in the use of force, that's when discussions like this turn venomous. Using force to "protect people from themselves" only serves to erode people's awareness and sense of responsibility for their own choices, not to mention fostering violent organized crime.
- old-gregg 16y agoHey, thanks for replying! I'm a pro-marijuana person but I'm not going to attack your arguments at all, I was curious to hear your reasons, thanks for speaking up.
- hebejebelus 16y agoNo, thank you. It's refreshing to see that people won't just immediately attack me for the opinion. It's such an uncommon view here, especially in my age group, that I get a lot of flack for it.
- code_duck 16y agoThere are plenty of people who smoke weed and hardly coast through life. Successful (including VERY sucessful) CEOs, actors, inventors, scientists, pretty much all sorts of people invalidate that notion It sounds like you, personally, dont mix well with some substances. Or maybe just don't have any experience with them from which you can make a reasoned judgement. It reminds me of my brother, who is anti-everything until he actually experiences it. People don't have to smoke cannabis, you know - it can also be ingested through food which nullifies the smoking complaint.
- to_the_top 16y agoits a way to pass time with friends, same reason why friends go and drink together, people smoke together... not to mention it can be safer and cheaper then booze.
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- points 16y agomarihuana smells disgusting. You inflict that on everyone around you.
- coryl 16y agoSo does cooked fish. Awful.
- marilyn 16y agoSpecially if heated the microwave. Stinks!
- robryan 16y agoI find just about everyone who does weed makes sure they keep it away from those who don't want to participate or be near it.
- three14 16y agoNot in the apartment building I used to live in in Manhattan.
- blackguardx 16y agoI'm curious, why do you spell it with an H?