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Re:How TV dramas informed and misinformed perceptions of the... by tengbretson on Friday June 18, 2021 @01:34PM (#27552782)
> I swear that if one particular vendor had discovered a IIc instead of LSD in the mid-80s, every one of us on this site would know his name.

I don't know if I'm missing the point here, but if this is true, then wouldn't it follow that drugs are something that society should be fighting against?

Re:How TV dramas informed and misinformed perceptions of the... by ksjdmddl on Friday June 18, 2021 @01:42PM (#27552861)
There are ways for society to fight against things besides criminalizing them
Re:How TV dramas informed and misinformed perceptions of the... by pope_meat on Friday June 18, 2021 @01:46PM (#27552904)
I would have preferred Zuckerberg doing LSD instead creating Facebook. Less harm would have come to society.
Re:How TV dramas informed and misinformed perceptions of the... by hluska on Friday June 18, 2021 @05:23PM (#27555193)
That’s actually pretty close to the point, just warped slightly. What if we stopped fighting because part of fighting a war on drugs means turning some pretty cool people into enemies?
Re:How TV dramas informed and misinformed perceptions of the... by astrange on Friday June 18, 2021 @02:26PM (#27553312)
Assuming IIc is an Apple reference, I'm pretty sure Steve Jobs asked people if they did LSD during the interview and didn't hire them if they were squares.
Re:How TV dramas informed and misinformed perceptions of the... by hluska on Friday June 18, 2021 @05:26PM (#27555211)
That’s pretty close to what I was getting at. Without violating too much confidence, the guy I’m talking about had a bit of a breakdown in the mid-80s, around when the IIc was released. With just a couple of small changes, I can’t even guess what he could accomplish.

Unfortunately, we fight a war on drugs and make people like that into enemies. I don’t think fighting is the solution and if it is, I’m still waiting for results.

Re:How TV dramas informed and misinformed perceptions of the... by renewiltord on Friday June 18, 2021 @02:28PM (#27553347)
It's a confusing one for sure. I thought he meant "a 2c" as in "one of the 2c class of drugs" which are similar to LSD.
Re:How TV dramas informed and misinformed perceptions of the... by hluska on Friday June 18, 2021 @05:21PM (#27555174)
That’s a neat coincidence. The guy I’m talking about started having problems in the mid-80s around when the Apple IIc was released.
Re:How TV dramas informed and misinformed perceptions of the... by cooldrcool2 on Friday June 18, 2021 @02:47PM (#27553543)
LLC, limited liability Corp. I'm pretty sure that is what they are referring to.
Re:How TV dramas informed and misinformed perceptions of the... by cooldrcool2 on Friday June 18, 2021 @02:46PM (#27553531)
If I had to choose between unlimited lsd vs unlimited facebook I would take the lsd.