lectricleopard

They dont want to. They are getting what they want, money.

They are neo liberal, thats is, capitalists, just ok with people not being wasps. Thats the only difference.

Max left.

Yeah, I hear magats saying, "if you dont have enough money for chemo your should have worked harder." This sounds like a miserable world to live in. Constant fear and conflict over artificial shortages, in the service of wealthy people that only invest if they make a tidy profit. The coopted poor are convinced they may one day be millionaires too. The rest of us are willing to work for the benefit of everyone, because it brings us joy. Helping others builds happy communities. Thats what we evolved to do, cooperate, not compete. There are more people today because of cooperation (globally), not competition. The most competitive societies struggle with civil war and ethnic conflict.

Yeah, Ill sit in a deer stand all afternoon, or pick blueberries. Both are better than email.

I frequently just stand outside and look at the sky and think, yep, we weren't meant to work all day. We were meant to pick berries and mushrooms and take naps. I feel better about my station in life, knowing those oligarchs can never be satisfied, and all I have to do to feel right is take a walk outside.

Im over hear just enjoying the trees flowering. Its the simple things that never get old. Good company, good food, and some peaceful scenery. All very obtainable.

Sounds like not enough, or bad coke to me. There are a lot of people that are getting lidocaine with a bit of coke i think. It gets cut to stretch it but still makes your nose numb. I was getting 1g stones for a bit. That would make something like 10 100mg shots. IV. Enough to make you puke when it hits. And I would push it up to 200mg and have seizures. This isnt something people do with caffeine. There isnt a euphoria with caffeine just the speedy feeling. Id want another after a seizure. That much coffee makes me wish I had a cup less, not more.

I think a distinction between dependence and addiction makes sense. Im not sure how people find this confusing, personally. People dont compulsively take ssris. Like, you dont run out early. If you run out of Xanax or oxy early, you are abusing it, and showing signs of addictive behavior. If you have extra at the end of the month, you probably have a somewhat healthy relationship to your medication.

The coffee thing shows either a contrarian attitude or a naive one. Im tempted to say, go do a bump of coke and tell me thats a similar animal. Its not.

There isnt really a fuzzy line here, its pretty clear to all involved that someone is an addict. When you cross the line from just a bad choice or two, to a consistent clear problem affecting your daily life isnt always clear.

Its the way if affects your life that matters imo. If you find yourself benefiting and not harmed, im not here to say you should change something. I've heard a lot of people say they needed the liquid courage of a drink to work, or speak in public though, so it's common to kid yourself about the negatives while focusing on the perceived benefits. Usually its, just letting loose at night or on the weekend, and the usage, or its consequences, leak into daily life. At the end of the road, there is no normal daily life, but at the start and for a time it can be hangovers or withdrawal due to limited access. When you decide its something worth addressing is up to the individual.

Im in America. No.

I once stepped directly in the middle of my cats back walking down stairs. Instead of putting my weight down I fell backward, landing on my elbow a couple stairs down. All my weight. It took months to be able to lean on my elbow without pain. Pretty sure it was fractured.

Hey, if you can just hang on a Friday night and it doesnt affect your daily life, Im the last person to say you shouldn't do you.

I cant just do a Friday. It leads to Saturday, then next week, and month later I cant get anything else done but get high. Im at the end of the progression. There is no just enjoying an evening for me anymore. Next time I pick up, l die. Last time I almost did.

Im not aware of anyone that obsesses about their blood pressure medication, to the point the will leave work in the middle of the day to take it early. Thats aside from the fact Im talking about altering your mental state significantly, which most medications won't do (and the ones that do can be abused).

The obsession to change your mental state often stems from those factors you mentioned, so im not sure why you say you disagree.