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> You may as well be telling heroin addicts to "just don't get addicted bro". that makes no sense, it would be more like telling people that are not yet addict
by redeeman 4y ago
> You may as well be telling heroin addicts to "just don't get addicted bro".
that makes no sense, it would be more like telling people that are not yet addicted: "dont get addicted bro".
and yes, dont fucking get addicted
edit: humans are also attracted to fire, we tell kids, "dont stick your fingers into the fire", they learn.
- Dalewyn 4y agoI'm upvoting, because the crux of this comes down to proper parenting. It's the job of the parents to teach kids how the world works, including what are fictional constructs that should not be used for any kind of measurement.
- kaba0 4y agoThat’s probably lost the time they go to school where social pressure is stronger than any form of parenting — that’s why DARE and banning social media doesn’t work, what a good parent is supposed to do is give them enough information with which their kids can handle the situation. They will try out weed and will have a secret tiktok whether you like it or not, and I much rather they tell me about these so that I can help when they feel lost.
- red-iron-pine 4y agoOf course don't get addicted. Everyone knows that, even people who end up addicted. If "just don't do X" worked, no one would be fat, corrupt, addicted, or injured in workplace accidents. But people don't work that way, and "don't do X" is hopelessly reductive -- it leaves out all of the (often very strong) factors that drive people to actually do 'X', such as non-stop marketing on TV, movies, radio, and internet apps pushing them to look, think, act, and buy the same things.