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Cannabis can absolutely mess up your life, though not quite in the "reefer madness" way. I have seen promising people use it to cope with their existential bore
by dTal 4y ago
Cannabis can absolutely mess up your life, though not quite in the "reefer madness" way. I have seen promising people use it to cope with their existential boredom instead of making their life more interesting and enjoyable, eg by learning new skills or seeking out new situations. Between that and the fact that it also interferes with memory formation, people who habitually smoke a lot of weed often end up stunted, failing to reach their full potential.
- uuddlrlrbaba 4y agoWhat's full potential? Big salary and job title?
- dTal 4y agoNo. Full personal potential. Skills and interests they should have developed. Friends they should have made. Trips and experiences they should have had. Things they would never have consciously traded in for getting high, were it presented to them as a stark choice.
- uuddlrlrbaba 4y agoIssue is these "should haves" are imaginary, and could be attributed to thousands of factors in addition to cannabis use.