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Re:Pointers from Portugal on Addiction and the Drug War by justinclift on Thursday October 08, 2020 @12:45AM (#24715913)
> virtuous cycle

That example would probably be called a vicious cycle, rather than a virtuous one. ;)

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Re:Pointers from Portugal on Addiction and the Drug War by sidkshatriya on Thursday October 08, 2020 @11:03AM (#24719721)
I think the word "virtuous" was used sarcastically.

And it is virtuous from the perspective of those entities profiting from the above cycle...

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