I Can't Go On, I'll Go On

[jedophile]

I find it hypocritical and unreasonable that the same people who submit to the banal paranoias of our culture tend to pin the term "paranoid" on people who talk about "conspiracy theories". In fact, it's disturbing to me that even the mention of the word "conspiracy" has the whiff of crazy to so many of us. If you were "them", wouldn't you want

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[tenkiya]

Why are prozac, wellbutrin, zanax, klonopin, lithium, ritalin, adderall, Paxil, lexapro, etc. acceptable while cocaine, amphetamine (ritalin and adderall are actually amphetamines), marijuana, psilocybin, morphine, mescalin, DMT, alcohol, MDMA, etc. are not?

The first category of goods brings one toward the "normalcy" of a consumer-spending oriented market. They help you be you.

The other drugs (aside from alcohol, which belongs on the other side) are illegal because they prevent consumer spending. They help you get away from you.

j

[jedophile]

I was unsure of which side to put alcohol on. It could go on both.

Re: j

[tenkiya]

Good point. I thought so too. I live in a country where's it's acceptable to drink anywhere, pee anywhere, puke anywhere, pass out and sleep in the street, and not take part in raising your kids because you've been out drinking with clients for 20 years.

I dodge piles of puke riding home on Tuesday nights. I don't know how the average lifespan is so high here with the unrealistic amount of drinking that goes on...if Japanese people could loosen up and communicate with each other without being totally wasted they would probably all live to 130.

Re: j

[jedophile]

hahahahaha. Hilarious.

I imagine a high protein, low fat, moderate diet has something to do with it, but not everything.

Re: j

[tenkiya]

But the diet has changed quite a bit since the 70s. Still, average life expectancy goes up. The fast food in New York does not approach the fast food shops in Tokyo in terms of numbers. Then again, the average household in Tokyo is about 1.2 people, which explains why they eat out so much. Burgers, curry, katsu, ramen, gyuudon...riding my bike home from the nearest subway station I must pass 25 fast food shops. I do live downtown, in the most densely populated area of Japan, but it's scary how many bars/izakayas/fast food shops there are, sometimes with lines outside

Re: j

[jedophile]

Still, you don't think the average Japanese person eats better than the average American?

I'd imagine a pretty decent portion of the GDP, then.
Delivery Health indeed.

Re: j

[tenkiya]

They certainly eat less, that's true. But I don't know if they eat better anymore. Probably they do for breakfast. They do eat less beef and more fish, I think that's still true, but the gap has narrowed.

Serving sizes in the US amaze me.