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I doubt people are presuming that you smoked because you've been to college. That's not a common assumption, at least in my circles. Regular pot smokers have a

by Evenjos 14y ago

I doubt people are presuming that you smoked because you've been to college. That's not a common assumption, at least in my circles. Regular pot smokers have a certain vibe. Not necessarily red eyes, but a way of being very casual and slightly disconnected. If you disagree with me, then think about how you 'just know' when someone is a pot smoker. There are subtle but telling mannerisms. Which tells me that long-term pot use has an effect on personality.

drivebyacct2 14y ago
Wow, could you perpetuate silly stereotypes more? I already gave an example of one way I notice other people might. Very casual and disconnected? Red eyes? Yeah, when I'm high my eyes are incredibly red, but I could be high at 10PM and you wouldn't know at 8:30AM. You realize you suffer from confirmation bias? You know a spacey stoner and so you think everyone who gets high must be casual and disconnected? Let me guess, I must also be dull, inattentive, absentminded?
veidr 14y ago
Here's a tip for you: you have absolutely no idea whether the people you meet smoke pot or not, except for maybe a fringe subset who 'act like stoners' and meet your own preconceived notions. Even then, you are probably wrong a lot of the time. There are no universal 'telling mannerisms' of pot smokers. Quite a lot of pot smokers are anything-but-casual, hyper-focused, driven individuals. Not just programmers, but executives, politicians, power brokers, athletes, lawyers, surgeons, and so on. If you disagree with me, it implies that you don't have significant experience with the industry described in this article. (Not the tech industry. The other one.)
solistice 14y ago
Anectodally speaking, I've met kids who smoked regularily or even sold pot, and the were astute and interconnected. Try to call every pot smoker you know into your mind and check whether they seem casual and slightly disconnected. If it doesn't help, we'll come over and hook up the JTAG debugger and see what's wrong, maybe...maybe I've been doing to much computers lately.

by Evenjos 14y ago

drivebyacct2 14y ago

Wow, could you perpetuate silly stereotypes more? I already gave an example of one way I notice other people might. Very casual and disconnected? Red eyes? Yeah, when I'm high my eyes are incredibly red, but I could be high at 10PM and you wouldn't know at 8:30AM. You realize you suffer from confirmation bias? You know a spacey stoner and so you think everyone who gets high must be casual and disconnected? Let me guess, I must also be dull, inattentive, absentminded?

veidr 14y ago

Here's a tip for you: you have absolutely no idea whether the people you meet smoke pot or not, except for maybe a fringe subset who 'act like stoners' and meet your own preconceived notions. Even then, you are probably wrong a lot of the time. There are no universal 'telling mannerisms' of pot smokers. Quite a lot of pot smokers are anything-but-casual, hyper-focused, driven individuals. Not just programmers, but executives, politicians, power brokers, athletes, lawyers, surgeons, and so on. If you disagree with me, it implies that you don't have significant experience with the industry described in this article. (Not the tech industry. The other one.)

solistice 14y ago

Anectodally speaking, I've met kids who smoked regularily or even sold pot, and the were astute and interconnected. Try to call every pot smoker you know into your mind and check whether they seem casual and slightly disconnected. If it doesn't help, we'll come over and hook up the JTAG debugger and see what's wrong, maybe...maybe I've been doing to much computers lately.