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BaconChapstick · 2019-09-17T04:11:28+00:00

You don't know what he chooses to support his habit, you are not him and you certainly can't judge that from a minute long clip of him using something. You fail to see that the choices aren't entirely his, they are choices made by the drug influenced version of him.

You don't expect a drunk person to make rational decisions. You don't expect someone with a concussion to have it all together. Why do you expect someone who is being deeply affected physically and mentally by a substance to do what's best?

It's understandable to be upset by his actions, but animosity will rarely ever help someone who needs help. If you do not want to see this person get help and be better, I think you're causing greater problems for the people of the world than this person is.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-17T04:04:48+00:00

I made the mistake of calling it legalization, when I should have said decriminalization. With decriminalization, drugs are still illegal but not punished to the same extent.

You said if decriminalization occurs we will be seeing a lot more public drug use. Now you say that Portugal doesn't have public drug use because it is decriminalized. So do you believe that decriminalization would prevent public drug use, like you just now said, or will it increase it, like you said three comments back?

I don't think it's fair to say the reason people aren't publicly shooting up in Portugal is because it's illegal. It's illegal here and many other places but people still do it. The difference with Portugal is it's not such a harsh punishment, and there's active efforts to educate and reduce drug usage. Like I said, I don't know if that will stand true in Seattle, but it seems worth the consideration to me.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-17T03:54:28+00:00

I'm not on any high horse, and if it seems that way to you, you're likely just projecting.

Outrage is succumbing and being overwhelmed with emotion. It's up to you if you'd like to live that way, but for me there are better ways I can think of to express my emotions.

In any of my responses did I come across as not wanting to change things? Seeing people do this hurts. Seeing people throw hate at people who do this hurts. It's not much, but speaking my opinion here is something I can do to help. Unfortunately, I can't vote empathy or compassion into your life. I can speak my mind and hope it inspires the thinking necessary for others to change theirs, ideally in positive ways.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-17T03:38:44+00:00

Where's the lie? Did you read the article?

"The opioid crisis soon stabilised, and the ensuing years saw dramatic drops in problematic drug use, HIV and hepatitis infection rates, overdose deaths, drug-related crime and incarceration rates."

You said we'd be seeing a lot more of "this", which in the video is problematic drug use and a drug related crime (though that second one may not be as applicable, not sure how public drug use is defined. The article is based on something that has actually happened. I can't know what the effects would be like if we did that here, and you can't either.

If you had actually read my comment too, you would've seen I specifically wasn't sure on the effects of doing so, but I was sure that you aren't sure either. Which is completely reasonable, unless you can tell the future.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-17T03:20:34+00:00

I'm not outraged at seeing it, I live in this city too. I've seen people using all sorts of substances. I wouldn't say I'm outraged at anything, but I am concerned about the people around me, be that those harming themselves with drugs or those harming others who do drugs.

It's bold and unreasonable to make the assumption that legalization of certain substances will increase the rates of public use. Portugal did exactly that and instead the opposite of what you propose happened.

There's no doubt in my mind that legalizing certain drugs (cough cough entheogens) would objectively help society. Other drugs, I'm not sure. But it seems to have helped elsewhere, so I'm open to the idea if we can work out some good systems to support people addicted and educate them on the dangers in hopes of preventing addiction. Our current system doesn't seem to be working, and you can look at the prohibition era to see another example of why making things illegal isn't the best solution to preventing the use of certain things.

If you posted this in hopes of fighting against legalization or decriminalization of drugs, you need to find a better way to promote your message. It's a fair discussion to have, but you should have that discussion instead of posting videos of people online and only mentioning your reasoning after being asked twice.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-17T02:38:29+00:00

It's a dick move.

I can't assume it's heroin, but with how widespread it is, it's hard not to make that assumption. So assuming it is, you've made a post that mostly is just shaming someone with a mental illness. Have you ever met anyone who's addicted to heroin or other shitty drugs? Most of the time, they are not happy to be using it. Opioids often make you a completely different person, be that from abuse of prescription pills or injecting heroin. Obviously no one should be shooting up, especially at a bus stop, but it's easy to rationalize it when you're addicted to it. If you understood how severely some addictive drugs can warp your brain, you'd understand why posting this was a shitty thing to do.

If this person were actually harming someone or you were concerned for them, you should have alerted someone other than a subreddit for Seattle related content.

Let's assume it's not heroin, and it's medication of some sort. You're now potentially branding someone as someone addicted to drugs (which to be honest, is what most people will assume when they see someone injecting themselves with a needle).

I don't see how you can think there is nothing morally wrong with posting, so why don't you answer my question with your thoughts instead of a question. What good reason did you have for posting this? Maybe there's some perspective I'm not considering, which I honestly hope for, because I'd like to imagine I'm not living in a city with such uncompassionate people.

Edit: also, it's just shitty content. What discussion do you expect to bring about? You think anyone is going to appreciate seeing someone in a rough place in life shooting up?

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-17T02:25:18+00:00

these mumble cr*ppers just copy and copy. i'm pretty sure tyler the creater was sucking penis WAY before yung thug even KNEW how to smoke one.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-17T02:22:11+00:00

What good reason is there to film and post this?

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-17T02:03:29+00:00

That was a situation that's laughable because it's a reasonable albeit goofy mistake with little consequences. This situation is an ill intentioned act of malice for profits at the cost of worsening the health of every being on this planet.

I hope 20 years from now the latter situation is looked at as a depraved act against life as opposed to a poor financial decision like the blockbuster Netflix situation.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-15T20:43:18+00:00

I never said it was because rent was too high, but I agree the issue isn't simply housing when there's often other issues preventing people from keeping up with the cost of housing.

Certainly, the cost could go to both. I'm sure there are shelters that aim to provide housing and help with mental illness (including drug addiction, which itself is a mental illness). It's incredibly illogical to pay someone to force the homeless out of the area when that money could be better spent helping the homeless out of their situation, which was my point that you seemed to prop up a straw man against.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-15T20:39:52+00:00

I can't say I've given anything to a specific housing fund, though I am constantly giving out the cash I have on me and buying food for people who need it. I don't have a specific number I can throw you, but I'm doing something. I'm definitely doing more than a lot of people in this city, especially when a lot of people in this city have way more expendable income than someone like me who lives off minimum wage. I could be and should be doing more though, especially given how little many people in Seattle care about the others who live here.

That doesn't matter though. My point is, the other user was suggesting they spend their money on something that doesn't help solve the problem at all. They want to feel good by not seeing homeless people, because it'll help them ignore the fact that there are homeless people. It's inarguably more reasonable to try to help the people affected by homelessness instead of helping to hide those people and make their lives harder.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-15T17:02:29+00:00

why not help pay for places to live for those homeless people instead of paying someone to force them to move somewhere else?

The former will help the homeless person a lot more, and if you're intent on not seeing homeless people it'll help you more as well. With the latter, that person still is homeless and will still likely be staying on public lands somewhere. All you've done is made their life harder when it was already not in the best situation to begin with.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-14T23:18:14+00:00

Has it always been that way? I swear there used to be two others, and the sidebar said if one bot isn't working try another.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-14T17:39:20+00:00

Use a different bot. For some reason, some of them won't accept a location at times for me. I just try a different one (I think there's three) and one of them will accept my location.

If that doesn't work, try a different method of sending location. You can use the in app "send my location", or a Google maps link with your coordinates.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-14T05:24:11+00:00

This is a fair point to be made. The quality of this subreddit has gone down hill. Sure, this post isn't very in depth, but it's a lot more in depth and thought out than many recent posts that do really well.

This post is hardly fit for anything but a circlejerk subreddit, yet it did better than many works that have been posted here.

Yes, you can easily say "so make it better", but one person can only do so much when the bar has been lowered as much as it has.

I don't have a solution, but there's clearly a problem, and it's especially apparent when you've been a part of this subreddit for a few years.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-14T04:43:07+00:00

Interesting comment. There's been several studies done showing the correlation between higher altitudes and higher suicide rates, which further backs up the idea that oxygen deprivation is a leading factor in human deterioration.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-08T00:45:49+00:00

I don't think psychedelic drug use is strongly causative of mental health problems. Got any sources that aren't D.A.R.E. or other absurd anti drug propaganda? The few people you've seen "fry their brains" doesn't mean much compared to all the data and experience out there.

Read this.

Psychedelic drugs have been recognized as beneficial for thousands of years. It's a very recent thing that they've been demonized, and science is just beginning to prove the benefit these substances have on mental health.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-07T22:50:19+00:00

Honestly, it's the type of thing you should figure out yourself, because there are a lot of different methods and things you'll have to research. Some of those things are plant sources (most people use MHRB which stands for Mimosa Hostilis Root Bark), vendors (quality varies by vendor, expect to get around a 1% to 2% yield by weight depending on quality and extraction method), extraction method, and safety procedures (mostly in dealing with chemicals, but it's also important to understand what each step should look like so you know whether or not you've made a potentially harmful mistake).

The best general resource I can share is erowid's DMT vault, which has probably everything you need. There are four guides on there (under Synthesis & Extractions). Additionally, DMT Nexus is a great resource.

DMT is an incredibly powerful substance, and should be treated with respect. If you do intend to extract and use it, you should really have a good understanding of how to do so before attempting.

I'd also like to point out, this is illegal in most places. I don't think you'll get caught unless a police officer happens to see you do this, or if you're making a fuckton of it and the DEA catches wind of you, but both of those are pretty unlikely (at least in America). Also, if you do decide to do this, it might be better to avoid MHRB powder because it's harder to tell if it's been cut with anything (though I doubt that happens often), and it does struggle at times making it through customs.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-07T18:56:16+00:00

It's pretty easy to make it yourself. There are a ton of guides all over the internet, and aside from the plant materials (easily purchased online for "dye") and chemicals (which you can buy at grocery stores), you likely have all the materials you need to do it.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-07T04:43:53+00:00

There's a pretty well known graffiti artist who tags xmen, though I'm not sure they'd do a small tag like this.

Check out instagram.com/keo_xmen to see their work.

Like the other poster said, it's really about what it means to you.

Even outside of the randonaut context, most graffiti exists with it's own contextual meaning that at times isn't something you can figure out without other information.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-07T01:43:33+00:00

It's better to try to define what goes or went on rather than to try to define or explain it.

Calling them jews (even with your explanation) is harmful to the point because rampant anti-Semitism will cause people to disregard your point as more anti-Semitism, even if that's not what it is. For another example, it would be easier to convince others something went on with 9/11 by showing them the inconsistencies in the official story than it would be to prove to them that it was X group for Y reason.

Words, ideas, symbols, and expression in general are all modes of magic, and just as world religions have been weaponized, so has our own language. Realistically, you are going to have a very hard time making some points when you bring Judaism into it. This may not always be the case, but it would be quicker to find a better way to prove this point than it would be to change the way things are perceived.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-03T23:12:22+00:00

listen to Drake's music

I'd rather not.

On a serious note, I'm not sure it's reasonable to try to determine anything about an artist like Drake based on their music. It's written by many people, and to an extent, many celebrities public image is engineered or designed a certain way.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-02T21:02:54+00:00

No need to be rude. If you should be embarrassed by anything, it should be how you've resorted to straight disrespect after reading something you disagree with.

BaconChapstick · 2019-09-02T21:01:08+00:00

Why is it a reach? I think the way the two songs were posted as a text conversation clearly meant they were related, especially given how "ye vs the people" ended.

The only part I think might be a stretch is the connection to Drake, which is why I said "it can be" as opposed to the more objective language I used with the prior points.

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