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How to deal with living in a world with no future without being high 24/7? (lemm.ee)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Been high nonstop for years. I realize it's bad for my health. But at least being high feels good.

My future is on a planet becoming increasingly unhabitable, under a government becoming increasingly fascist, doing nothing but working and still not being able to afford rent or food, never traveling, never making real friends much less finding a life partner, water quickly becoming a luxury, and with zero chance of ever retiring.

So why even bother?

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[–] Nemo@midwest.social 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Have you considered you might have better relationships and definitely would have more money if you weren't high all the time?

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Weed isn’t expensive everywhere. I just bought half an oz for $30; even when I’m in the middle of a pain flare and sharing with another heavy vaper that will last at least 4-6 weeks. ~$350/year isn’t changing my life if I don’t spend it on weed.

“Just don’t do drugs lol” is useless for anything other than feeling smug; when people don’t have access to quality mental healthcare and their material living situations suck, a certain amount are going to use drugs to deal with it. People who are having a good time already don’t want to be high or drunk all the time.

[–] VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Also i think anti drug types tend to picture getting high like in movies or when you're 16 and giggling, stumbling over the place, and getting everything wrong. I and plenty of people I know smoke while coding, doing woodwork, or similar.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 4 points 7 months ago

I and plenty of people I know smoke while coding, doing woodwork, or similar.

Ah man, now I want to go sand a nice piece of oak.