• hauiOPMAEnglish
      6·
      2 days ago

      I dont actually think its a problem once we abandon the broken system. I think its an addiction like every other.

        • hauiOPMAEnglish
          51·
          2 days ago

          No. I dont. Addiction is a symptom, not a disease. The disease is the corrupt, broken system and seeing addiction means people actually react to it. What we need to do now is work to get people dismantle this system. California seems to be on the right track, other groups in other countries are also recruiting massively. Lets see where that leads.

          • Default Username@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            3·
            2 days ago

            Does this apply to all addictions like hard drugs, for example? Do you separate physiological and psychological addiction into two separate categories or do you combine them into one?

            Trying to quit a hardcore Benzo or alcohol addiction can be fatal if not weened off, for example.

            I would put reasons for starting a drug habit and continuation of a drug habit in two different categories.

            • hauiOPMAEnglish
              1·
              2 days ago

              Yes, of course. All addictions, despite the of course possible genetic predisposition and personal preference are a product of the surrounding system. If people have a shitty life and/or have no achievable goals, the danger of falling into such traps explodes statistically.

              • Default Username@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                1·
                2 days ago

                I don’t think that’s universally true. I think a lot of drug use starts with the people who someone associates with; if they use drugs, then you are more likely to join in than if you were never exposed to it in that way.

                There is also the “cool” factor with children, like cigarettes (in the past), vaping, weed pens, etc.

                • hauiOPMAEnglish
                  1·
                  2 days ago

                  You can of course argue that but you cant back it up. For that you would need to strip the system around the person which you cant. This means you cant know if that person who me someone who uses drugs would have gone the same way if the system wasnt shit.