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by spacebacon 665 days ago
The overwhelming public support for marijuana is the main marker to consider when psychoanalyzing why someone is willing to break one law but maybe/maybe-not others.

The dominant perception among tech talent is the law hasn’t kept up with the times.

Drawing conclusions about one’s choice to use or try marijuana is perceived as unacceptable cultural behavior that is not currently within the modern scope of what we could refer to as "Overton’s window".

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I’m a little odd. I reply to my own messages occasionally and that could suggest I’m unhinged.

However, like many others here, I’m authentic in disclosing this awareness of perception and not deterred from doing it simply because it is not normal.

In a world where outliers are red flags, everyone is dripping in sweat to be perceived as not only normal but qualified. That’s enough to send electro-dermal activity through the roof imo.

A truly authentic person should be able to sit in that chair and comfortably tell the hard truth.

That should be the real test.