> Something is seriously wrong with humanity if poisoning ourselves regularly to dissociate with reality remains this popular as a core social component. Yes s

> Something is seriously wrong with humanity if poisoning ourselves regularly to dissociate with reality remains this popular as a core social component. Yes something is deeply wrong with human nature, and human existence is largely suffering no matter how you try to mask it. I agree that it's a bandaid but what solution are you proposing? There is of course the option to simply exit the game, but for various biological reasons this is a real challenge. Poisoning ourselves regularly and feeling good doing it sounds like a reasonable compromise.