All you can really say is that negligence is corrosive to civilization, and maybe that drugs act as an amplifier of sorts for society's illnesses and qualities.
replycould also say a corroded civilization makes vulnerable people feel bad and drugs make them feel good
replydrugs have been making people feel good (and messing with their sense of motivation to behave responsibly) regardless of society's state
replyYeah, like this zombie civilisation:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i2k7KQ5L5Jg
I am not sure if you can say it’s raising or falling by their posture
replyMy spidy sense is tingling on this video. The related recommendations on the side include these videos:
replyIn particular it is the thumbnails that look identical.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6NeLNYCGo0 The Zombies Of America! (i have never seen anything like this..) by Frank van Dam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snN0PNZVWNA Inside Philadelphia's Real Life Zombie Outbreak by Tyler Oliveira
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htZCX1Y0ZiA THE ZOMBIES OF AMERICA (I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS) by Joe HaTTab
You can 100% say that European civilization was heavily, heavily influenced by the consumption of alcohol.
replyWhat do you mean "was"?
replySupposedly there was a time when drinking beer was often safer than drinking water from available sources, including for children. I guess there are levels
replyThey didn't make Arnold a saint for nothing.
replyA lot of it was weaker small beer though too, like 1-2%.
replyEach person was going through a gallon a day though, that’s still 4-5 standard drinks which is a crazy amount to drink all day everyday.
replyYeah, it's really gross that coffee cups are left all over the place. But yeah, rise in caffeine consumption in place of ethanol is thought to have enabled and fueled the enlightenment, and been a major factor in the industrial revolution.
replyI meant the graffiti and needles in tunnels and under bridges etc.
replyI know what you meant. But the words you used apply to my reply too. It's a reminder that any attempt at an objective definition of "drugs" includes alcohol and caffeine, and that there is a huge cultural component to "good drugs" and "bad drugs". In fact, coffee was considered one of the bad drugs by many cultures it when first introduced to them - including European culture.
reply"If I couldn't, three times a day, be allowed to drink my little cup of coffee, in my anguish I will turn into a shriveled-up roast goat"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweigt_stille%2C_plaudert_ni...
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