• Allonzee@lemmy.world
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    No one’s getting out of here intact and alive.

    Don’t run in front of any buses, but when hit with a statement of overcaution, I usually blurt out “you’re right, we should all sit in the corner of an empty padded room, eat saltines, and wait patiently for a safe death.”

    Beyond the point of being a good student, excess intellect at this stage of civilization is more curse than blessing.

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        1 month ago

        How is it a strawman? Even the person I replied to said it isn’t realistic to follow the letter of the overcaution.

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            It can be, but it’s not realistic to expect everyone will. Especially 'til 25. Of course some people never try it. But someone who’s interested isn’t likely to wait that long.

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            It’s not realistic or even reasonable to avoid all pleasurable activities that come with risks, which weed falls under, until an entire third of your life is over, no.

            We let people under 25 play contact sports, drink alcohol, and consume large quantities of sugar, all indulgences potentially more detrimental to the body than Marijuana.

            Look at all the research on contact sports and the massive risks they bring, it’s weird to me those are still legal for kids.

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              Ah, so we allow lots of other detrimental and dangerous things, so we shouldn’t be so persnickety about this either. That’s what you’re saying. We should overindulge, not be overcautious.

              Mayhaps if people were less of a bitch about it, it would be realistic and reasonable.

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      Well, I ran in front of a bus and I’m still alive, so running in front of buses can’t be that dangerous, hey? Don’t be so overcautious!

      Everything in life has risks and you have to weigh the potential risk vs. the potential benefit. Granted, if smoking weed is the most dangerous thing that you do as a child, you’ll be very lucky.

      Beyond the point of being a good student, excess intellect at this stage of civilization is more curse than blessing.

      Considering how many people are still ignoring the climate crisis, we need every bit of intelligence we can get. It’s the only thing that will determine whether or not we survive as a species.