Re:Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU
by deedree on Thursday February 02, 2023 @10:34AM
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Did you forget about alcohol, nicotine, caffeine? Totally legal addictive alternatives.
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Re:Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU
by kragen on Thursday February 02, 2023 @10:38AM
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arguably caffeine and alcohol are even less adequate as a replacement for heroin than a bicycle is as a replacement for uber cab
i mean if the objective is just 'euphoria' (as opposed to avoiding opiate withdrawal or having a 60-hour-long orgy) there are a lot of ways you can get it: hyperventilation, falling in love, roller coasters, exercise, praying, etc., and i thought about saying this, but i think that this really is a pretty weak counterargument to dtech's claim that heroin and meth have no legal alternatives; they're pretty much right about that