you know how people, especially on twitter, try and share their absolute dogshit takes without a care for humility, just unbribled stubbornness
everybody seem so full of themselves and I just can’t bring myself to trust anyone unless they show a hint of doubt over their own thoughts, and that’s flat out absent from most social media
idk, I don’t think I did a good jb describing what I feel, it’s hard to accurately put into words
but like, do you have stuff you usually keep to yourself, because like you know the thought isn’t well rounded or something and you don’t want to say something incorrect. or like interrogations about stuff you can’t really answer by yourself
It’s really more of a metaphilosophical position on one’s own framework. It’s an acknowledgement that whatever philosophical framework you’re using is undergirded by a multitude of methodological/metaphysical assertions that can’t be proven within the framework. And while you still adhere to the framework as the best one you’ve found so far, you’re unable to essentially handle these assertions within the framework, and so you can’t assert the objective correctness of it.
For me it’s complete legalization of drugs, I want it but I’ve brought it up a couple times drunk and have realized that I have no idea what the correct argument for it is and I don’t like “debate me!” situations in general so I’ve never googled for arguments for it.
what I like the most about legal drugs is that I’ve seen some headlines about studies saying like, this of that psychedelic have positive effects on health, especially mental health. and I think that challenge (mental health crisis)in particular is probably gonna revolve around some sort of self-medication , and that opens a door to experimentation
I feel like the Portugal model has proved itself pretty well: drug addiction is an administrative offense rather than criminal, allow clean environments to do drugs, if someones caught with drugs have them go in front of a panel with an attorney, a psychiatrist and a social worker and have them understand the situation etc you can read about the policy and effects here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_policy_of_Portugal#Observations
Drugs are fun and honestly alcohol is one of the worst and it’s legal. That’s always been my argument.
Another good, easy argument is that people are going to do them anyways, and legalization just makes that fact less harmful to society. There’s no worrying about getting in trouble if you take someone to the hospital who needs help, there’s no life-destroying incarceration.
We tried prohibition twice now and it’s failed spectacularly each time.
You should try the book Chasing the Scream. It’s a really enjoyable, easy read and gives you a good overview of the history of drug prohibition. Touches on Portugal’s policies, the reasons for addiction and how to treat it, etc. I was for complete legalization before reading it and it solidified my belief and deepened my hatred for the US and our prison system. Was brought to tears a few times by the stories of how addicts were treated. I can actually send you the audiobook if you’d like.
edit: folder with the epub and audiobook versions for anyone who saved this comment
Absolutely! There are a lot of topics that go by that I don’t comment on, even if I do read the threads, on here or on Twitter. It’s not necessary to have a take on absolutely everything! Sometimes it’s because I don’t know enough on the topic, sometimes it’s not worth it (China struggle sessions are masturbatory without the post-cum clarity, sorry folks), sometimes because I can’t come up with a good phrasing right at that moment.
And that’s ok. That confidence you see online is one of the worst habits social media has given people. Loud & confident, with no margin for doubt, is for some reason “inherently correct” to people. Social media makes it worse because there’s no verbal doubts or tone of doubt to pick up on.
It gets frustrating, particularly if you recognize a flaw in their statement. After all, they seem so confident. What if they’re right and you’re wrong? Are you really gonna be a “well ackshually” person? But what if they’re giving out bad info, that damages the group he’s trying to support? It can get nerve wracking.
I appreciate folks putting qualifiers into their statements, like “as far as I’m aware”, “AFAIK”, “I could be wrong”, etc. If nothing else, it’s far more welcoming of discussion. And I appreciate folks willing to say “Oh, I’m wrong, thanks for the info!”
Look for people who seem willing to admit they’re wrong or that write in a less declarative manner on social media, and follow them. Because I’m listening to a French Revolution podcast, I’ll suggest Mike Duncan as a good example of someone who has a good, welcoming tone to their tweets.
Sometimes I wonder if I jump to violence too quickly, wouldn’t surprise me given my history, but the only people who ever call me out on it are complete turn-the-other-cheek pacifists. Leads me to think “of course they would say I’m too eager to start swinging, they think violence is never ok”. Makes it hard to tell
Well that was rambly as fuck…
