Re:I am a heroin user. I do not have a drug problem
by throwaway0a5e on Thursday February 18, 2021 @01:00PM
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There's a balance to be struck.
You can't just lie to people and tell them that everything is deadly or they're gonna question everything else you've said. That's basically what DARE was.
I know a chainsaw is dangerous. But listening to every Youtuber lecture me about how I have lock out tag out to change a lightbulb my own home and every Redditor jump at the opportunity to engage in a monologue about how I should wear safety classes when I use a screwdriver sure lends a lot of legitimacy to the people who say their dad never wore PPE and retired with all his limbs so it must be fine.
You can't just lie to people and tell them that everything is deadly or they're gonna question everything else you've said. That's basically what DARE was.
I know a chainsaw is dangerous. But listening to every Youtuber lecture me about how I have lock out tag out to change a lightbulb my own home and every Redditor jump at the opportunity to engage in a monologue about how I should wear safety classes when I use a screwdriver sure lends a lot of legitimacy to the people who say their dad never wore PPE and retired with all his limbs so it must be fine.