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Sorry, I didn't pay close attention to the source. You got me on that one. My main point is that cocaine isn't a hard drug until it gets artificially concentra

Sorry, I didn't pay close attention to the source. You got me on that one. My main point is that cocaine isn't a hard drug until it gets artificially concentrated. I've botched it by being too pedantic and there's probably no point in getting into it with people here today, Sam -- assuming that is your actual name, if we are going to act like we are on some kind of first name basis here and call me "Doreen."

samatman 6y ago
Yes, that's my first name. I didn't put your name in scare quotes, and you should do me the favor of doing likewise. Edit: forgot to add, the point is that THC is a partial agonist, while cocaine is a dopamine reuptake inhibitor. They act on completely different systems in completely different ways, and in particular, the more cocaine you take, the higher you get, right up until it kills you. This isn't true of THC, they simply aren't comparable in the way you're trying to compare them.
- DoreenMichele 6y ago
  They weren't scare quotes. They were quotes because I have no idea what your name is. I always figured this was probably some kind of joke handle making fun of Sam Altman. But I have removed the offensive quotation marks. I don't know why some total stranger on the internet is calling me by my first name. I have no idea who in heck you are. We aren't friends. What does that mean? I'm being talked down to like a five year old? Or I've finally achieved celebrity status in spite of still being dirt poor and unable to pay my bills? I'm guessing it's not anything good given how poor I am and how little respect I get. Edit in response to your edit: This isn't true of THC, they simply aren't comparable in the way you're trying to compare them. Yeah, I already conceded your point and tried to clarify my real point and conceded that I royally effed that up.
  - samatman 6y ago
    It wasn't my intention to offend or upset you by referring to you by your name. I've been going by samatman on the internet for longer than sama has been alive, but you're not the first to think so. Not something I do often, nor with any calculation in particular, it just seemed to fit the sentence I was typing out. I do recognize your account and have read some of your blogs. Having been what we've just started calling "unhoused", I wish that I had found it before rather than after. So I apologize for the umbrage, and hope you have a pleasant day.
    - DoreenMichele 6y ago
      I'm sorry to hear you have been unhoused. Please do not hesitate to let me know if you think I can point you in the direction of useful information. In addition to my various blogs, I run several Reddits, some of them aimed at helping people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, such as r/GigWorks. Have a great day.

samatman 6y ago

Yes, that's my first name. I didn't put your name in scare quotes, and you should do me the favor of doing likewise. Edit: forgot to add, the point is that THC is a partial agonist, while cocaine is a dopamine reuptake inhibitor. They act on completely different systems in completely different ways, and in particular, the more cocaine you take, the higher you get, right up until it kills you. This isn't true of THC, they simply aren't comparable in the way you're trying to compare them.

DoreenMichele 6y ago
They weren't scare quotes. They were quotes because I have no idea what your name is. I always figured this was probably some kind of joke handle making fun of Sam Altman. But I have removed the offensive quotation marks. I don't know why some total stranger on the internet is calling me by my first name. I have no idea who in heck you are. We aren't friends. What does that mean? I'm being talked down to like a five year old? Or I've finally achieved celebrity status in spite of still being dirt poor and unable to pay my bills? I'm guessing it's not anything good given how poor I am and how little respect I get. Edit in response to your edit: This isn't true of THC, they simply aren't comparable in the way you're trying to compare them. Yeah, I already conceded your point and tried to clarify my real point and conceded that I royally effed that up.
- samatman 6y ago
  It wasn't my intention to offend or upset you by referring to you by your name. I've been going by samatman on the internet for longer than sama has been alive, but you're not the first to think so. Not something I do often, nor with any calculation in particular, it just seemed to fit the sentence I was typing out. I do recognize your account and have read some of your blogs. Having been what we've just started calling "unhoused", I wish that I had found it before rather than after. So I apologize for the umbrage, and hope you have a pleasant day.
  - DoreenMichele 6y ago
    I'm sorry to hear you have been unhoused. Please do not hesitate to let me know if you think I can point you in the direction of useful information. In addition to my various blogs, I run several Reddits, some of them aimed at helping people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, such as r/GigWorks. Have a great day.