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No one does a stupid tweet on weed like they might on alcohol,” he said. “The most that happens is that you get lazy and eat badly.” Is just one sentence illus
by stinos 8y ago
No one does a stupid tweet on weed like they might on alcohol,” he said. “The most that happens is that you get lazy and eat badly.”
Is just one sentence illustrating the general lack of depth in this article. Already starting with the reporter, seemingly never having tried any of the mentioned drugs, rejecting the possible effects they could have on beforehand and without first-hand experience. Erm, is this reporting?
Also, just cherry-picking here as other commenters are already pointing out other mistakes, but with respect to weed: saying the most that happens is 'get lazy and eat badly' is so extremely misguided I can hardly believe anyone says that. The most that happens to me is close to a full trip on mushrooms for instance, thoughts going everywhere, creativity all over the place, extremely detailed self-reflection, sometimes profound dissociation, including visual and auditory hallucinations. Granted that depends on dosage, circumstances, tolerance, way of administration, but it does show that the 'just weed' sentiment needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
- zone411 8y agoI believe the tech executive quoted meant it in the sense "the worst that happens."
- stinos 8y agoAh, that's certainly possible. But then one could still argue there's definitely worse experiences than just being lazy on weed though, depending on the definition of 'bad' in this case.
- caboteria 8y agoI agree that the piece is pretty vapid, but it's clearly labelled as an opinion piece so it's explicitly not reporting.
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- stinos 8y agoFair point, but in the first sentence the writer uses the word reporter when referring to herself so I kinda missed the opinion thing.
- shady-lady 8y agoJust taking issue with the 'Erm, is this reporting' line. Most news things are reported through observation, not participation.
- stinos 8y agoI'm aware, but in my opinion there could have been some more detailed observation/research leading to deeper insight than just Ecstasy will make me a nicer person (doubt it).