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The plural of anecdote is not data. What you are saying is that there is a correlation, but the causation could be any number of tangentially related things. e.
by Jaepa 5y ago
The plural of anecdote is not data. What you are saying is that there is a correlation, but the causation could be any number of tangentially related things. e.g. a self re-enforcing subculture, predisposition for substance abuse, or tainted sourcing.
- basch 5y agoEven with causation something is amiss with the generalization as presented. If a chemical amplifies an experience, and a person experiences a peaceful hippie experience, that doesnt mean the drug made them a hippie, it means the experience did. The same chemical in a violent experience could exasperate violent tendencies. Pinning "I know some people that fell into a culture" on a chemical is very much on the wrong side of nature/nurture and ignores set/setting.