| I'm with you here. The problem is that you look like someone who has done their research, is knowledgeable and self aware, and trying to (seemingly successfully) address a problem. Lots and lots of people are nothing like that. They just want to get high. Escape reality at all costs, no matter the damage to themselves or others. This isn't the drugs' problem or fault, obviously. Those people will use alcohol and other means to get fucked up and they will obtain the drugs they want illegaly anyway. THE THING IS: While it's illegal to get those drugs, society can demonise those people and politicians can run with that as their platform. Should drugs be made legal, all it will take is one idiot killing themselves or others while on drugs and suddenly it's the drugs' fault again, and the next politician running with a 'tough on drugs' stance will win. People will look for blame and they will not do so rationally. Self-driving cars will be dragged through the press for every accident there is, even if they are 10,000x less likely to crash. People are afraid of flying. Videogames are the reason for killing sprees, etc. etc. |