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Vets and psychotherapists are not “the general public”. Every item I listed has a clear and valuable purpose, but only in specific contexts.
by ip26 4y ago
Vets and psychotherapists are not “the general public”.
Every item I listed has a clear and valuable purpose, but only in specific contexts.
- M4v3R 4y agoYeah I would consider pet owners and people with depression (so groups of people that benefit from this specific tool) a part of general public, both are fairly large groups.
- ip26 4y agoAnd ketamine is employed by trained professionals appropriately in veterinary hospitals and psychotherapy contexts. The public does not need unregulated access to ketamine for this to happen.
- neural_thing 4y agoComputers are employed by trained professionals appropriately in military contexts. The public does not need access to computers for this to happen.
- bigDinosaur 4y agoThere's no task I cannot complete without ketamine, except for the consumption of ketamine itself. Without a computer I cannot perform my job, nor basically perform any modern professional job.
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- mindslight 4y agoThis framing is terribly paternalistic. If a person is taking a drug, they themselves are who is possessing and using it. They aren't some mere passive subject for doctors to be acting on. Furthermore, they shouldn't be forced to convince some doctor-bureaucrat they have some specific medical condition, or even a "medical condition" at all, to be allowed the treatment they'd like to try.
- dns_snek 4y agoEven so, I don't believe it deserves to be on that list. It's not inherently harmful and it has a clear practical purpose - (responsible) recreational drug use. It allows individuals to explore various states of human consciousness which I consider an extension of the fundamental right to bodily autonomy.