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I know plenty of people who have thrown away their entire potential to smoking weed. Smart, young people who instead of developing their skills, making friends,

I know plenty of people who have thrown away their entire potential to smoking weed. Smart, young people who instead of developing their skills, making friends, doing well in school, advancing their career, and dating, just sit around and get stoned all day. In my mind, the effects of weed are worse than tobacco. Sure, cigarettes will kill you at 60, but weed will turn you into a lifelong loser at 15.

Flatcircle 5y ago
Very underrated point. We’ve all seen this, don’t know why there’s some psuedoscientific push by almost everyone to convince the world weed is practically harmless, when it’s definitely not. Homelessness exploded in Los Angeles in exactly 2016 when weed was officially legalized. For some reason, people refuse to even look into a possible connection. They think the idea is absurd. It’s Strange.
- aaomidi 5y ago
  Imagine being this confidently incorrect. Correlation does not imply causation. Looks like our education system has failed us once more.
  - throwaway8581 5y ago
    I don’t know much about LA homelessness, but I have plenty of experience with stoners smoking away their opportunities.
    - detritus 5y ago
      Conversely, two of the richest and most successful friends I have have been chronic weed smokers for over twenty years. I've seen people go off the deep end with weed, but I can always discern patterns of behaviour that would lead to them doing so that are more to do with existing personality constructs than the weed itself, specifically. As with everything - moderation and self-awareness is key. - ed well, not 'chronic' - regular daily smokers. That IS the difference, I find - people who think it's acceptable to 'wake and bake' tend not be so good at grasping at opportunity. But that's on them - same could be said for starting the day with a gin or three.
CyberDildonics 5y ago
52% of americans say they have tried marijuana https://abcnews.go.com/Health/half-american-adults-marijuana-poll-finds/story?id=46786923 https://abcnews.go.com/Health/half-american-adults-marijuana...

Flatcircle 5y ago

Very underrated point. We’ve all seen this, don’t know why there’s some psuedoscientific push by almost everyone to convince the world weed is practically harmless, when it’s definitely not. Homelessness exploded in Los Angeles in exactly 2016 when weed was officially legalized. For some reason, people refuse to even look into a possible connection. They think the idea is absurd. It’s Strange.

aaomidi 5y ago
Imagine being this confidently incorrect. Correlation does not imply causation. Looks like our education system has failed us once more.
- throwaway8581 5y ago
  I don’t know much about LA homelessness, but I have plenty of experience with stoners smoking away their opportunities.
  - detritus 5y ago
    Conversely, two of the richest and most successful friends I have have been chronic weed smokers for over twenty years. I've seen people go off the deep end with weed, but I can always discern patterns of behaviour that would lead to them doing so that are more to do with existing personality constructs than the weed itself, specifically. As with everything - moderation and self-awareness is key. - ed well, not 'chronic' - regular daily smokers. That IS the difference, I find - people who think it's acceptable to 'wake and bake' tend not be so good at grasping at opportunity. But that's on them - same could be said for starting the day with a gin or three.

CyberDildonics 5y ago

52% of americans say they have tried marijuana https://abcnews.go.com/Health/half-american-adults-marijuana-poll-finds/story?id=46786923 https://abcnews.go.com/Health/half-american-adults-marijuana...