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What I find fascinating is how smokers rationalize their behaviour, e. g. "weed is harmless". When they compare it to fentanyl or heroine/cocaine, but compounds
by shevy-java 3mo ago
What I find fascinating is how smokers rationalize their
behaviour, e. g. "weed is harmless". When they compare it
to fentanyl or heroine/cocaine, but compounds are never
intrinsically harmless. But you can not get that message
across most folks who are smoking weed. It's a somewhat
similar issue, to some extent, when you look at sumo
wrestlers. These have a significantly lower life expectancy
on average than the rest of the society in Japan, but the
sumo association does not acknowledge that. It's really
strange how the human mind operates.
- cj 3mo agoI mean let's face it, most of us reading this comment are medically obese and would probably live at least 2-3 years longer if we lost 20 pounds. So why don't we?
- rglover 3mo agoHave you ever smoked/ingested cannabis before?
- galleywest200 3mo ago“They say coke kills but they don’t know when” is a refrain I have heard.
- dotcoma 3mo agoOr alcohol, or whatever others are doing. In Italy, where I live, people on the ‘left’ side of the political spectrum (let’s say ‘progressives’) tend to think it’s perfectly ok to smoke dope, irregardless of what any scientific study may or may not say. This seems very weird to me.
- goodroot 3mo agoThere's a saying: don't throw stones if you live in a glass house. The same human mind that rationalizes the intake of substances is the same one that rationalizes social networks, junk food, eating meat, whatever it is. I wouldn't be so quick to condescend. At some point in time, it's important to realize that not everyone optimizes for longevity, correctness, rationalism, and so on, and they just simply do what makes them feel good within the limited life that they have. Nothing is intrinsically harmless. Cannabis can be devastating. But I was just sitting here doing work one day, got a hemorrhage in my eye, and lost half the sight in it. Otherwise, I'm supremely healthy. The cause: a gene.
- sscaryterry 3mo agoThat just sucks, sorry to hear that mate.
- goodroot 3mo agoThanks brother :) - this meat suit is a rental anyways.
- tokai 3mo ago>but the sumo association does not acknowledge that That's just wrong. Why do you think their force retirement ages are so low?
- stringfood 3mo agopeople rarely compare cannabis to fentanyl they normally compare it to alcohol and tobacco...