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1922: heroin 1932: alchohol 1942: nicotine 1952: amphetamines 1962: marijuana 1972: acid 1982: crack cocaine 1992: crystal meth 2002: X 2012: smartphon
by edw519 14y ago
1922: heroin
1932: alchohol
1942: nicotine
1952: amphetamines
1962: marijuana
1972: acid
1982: crack cocaine
1992: crystal meth
2002: X
2012: smartphones
- nsns 14y agoSo now capitalism itself is the opium of the people?
- nickik 14y agoWhy are smartphones capitalism and not drugs. If anything drugs prove the workings of makets better then smartphones. The drugs market shows that markets work even in a state of anarchy.
- dredmorbius 14y agoGiven my fascination with things dopamineagenic and their interplay in modern consumer commerce, that is a very insightful observation. Note that Marx's version is usually given as "the opiate of the masses", but still.
- nsns 14y agoNot really that insightful... [0] [0]http://www.wbenjamin.org/passageways.html http://www.wbenjamin.org/passageways.html
- mcantelon 14y agoYou should throw HN somewhere on there as well. ;)
- kmfrk 14y ago2002: Internet? :)
- SODaniel 14y agoYou forgot 'Tickle me Elmo' back in 2008.