Published earlier this year, but still relevant.

  • adminofoz@lemmy.cafe
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    5 hours ago

    A lot of drugs are very addictive and ruin people’s lives. I’m well aware a lot of lives were ruined by the stigma attached to to drugs, but to swing from they are evil criminal people to just equating drug dealing with every other job is insane to me.

    • M0oP0o@mander.xyz
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      3 hours ago

      Also have to point out in my case it is very much legal. I am no different then someone with a liquor store (well maybe my stuff is potentially less harmful).

    • plyth@feddit.org
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      3 hours ago

      is insane to me.

      Of course, it goes against all values that you were taught.

      • adminofoz@lemmy.cafe
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        3 hours ago

        You have no idea how many of my closest friends have been to jail for drugs. I think that is a problem with the system, but im not going to go to the opposite end of the spectrum and act like we were being upstanding citizens.

        Getting people addicted to things is bad. It doesn’t matter if you are a drug dealer, a casino, or a social media app.

        • plyth@feddit.org
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          2 hours ago

          People are not so much harmed by most drugs but by the circumstances. It’s not worth talking about dealers as long as society is cruel to the point of people needing an escape.