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kolio
I like having a hole in my sock.
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Mine usually tear on the bottom, so I just flip it over. There's a whole other side of the sock left! @Mrs Wolfe doesn't seem to appreciate this efficient use of material, and would rather throw it away. :p
 
I've always enjoyed dry cereal. I think that most of the breakfast cereal-eating world is completely nuts...

Breakfast cereal with milk looks the scrapings of broken garbage disposal, tastes like moist sawdust, smells like damp cardboard; it's also messy and inconvenient.

I've endured your strange morning ritual for decades, and I'm not going to take it anymore!
 
Pupik
I've always enjoyed dry cereal. I think that most of the breakfast cereal-eating world is completely nuts...

Breakfast cereal with milk looks the scrapings of broken garbage disposal, tastes like moist sawdust, smells like damp cardboard; it's also messy and inconvenient.

I've endured your strange morning ritual for decades, and I'm not going to take it anymore!
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I wholeheartedly agree with this. Dry or die!
 
I hate being drunk.

I've only drank to the point of being drunk on a few occasions and I can't say I enjoyed them. It's not even that I do stupid stuff I just genuinely hate the way it feels to be drunk.
 
I like firearms with wooden stocks and grips. I know plastics are more durable and do not need any maintenance so they're the way to go from a functional standpoint. Still, plastics feels like crap and looks like crap.
 
Not sure if I said this but Coke or Pepsi is better flat.

Tofu is actually nice as long as it is the soft type.

McDonalds is utter rubbish and not worth the unhealthiness even if you got it free.

Green tea is wonderful.

All BMWs are meh.

North Korea is somewhere I would seriously love to visit. Even if I have to keep my mouth shut the entire time except to praise the great leader and if it's heavily staged.
 
W3HS
It's not, Lego have made public statements to correct this. "Lego" is a plural and the bricks are "Lego bricks". Ex. "Watch your step, there is Lego all over the floor!"

I would normally argue an opinion but your statement is factually untrue. ;)
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I'm well aware of LEGO's statement on the matter, however it is still my opinion that "LEGOs" sounds appropriate. ;)
 
Wolfe
Mine usually tear on the bottom, so I just flip it over. There's a whole other side of the sock left! @Mrs Wolfe doesn't seem to appreciate this efficient use of material, and would rather throw it away. :p
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I was just talking about the hole you need to put your foot in. ;)
TB
I've never been drunk and don't feel the need to ever experience that.
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This. Only if if my friends genuinely understood. At least they don't dog me on it too much. They are still good friends.

Same goes for Marijuana. "Oh hey you should try it once." But why would I? I have no need for it. I do not feel the need to ever try it.

Funniest part is that they claim they are not addicted, but they do it everyday even though they say don't need to.
Northstar
I hate being drunk.

I've only drank to the point of being drunk on a few occasions and I can't say I enjoyed them. It's not even that I do stupid stuff I just genuinely hate the way it feels to be drunk.
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And so many people say that like being drunk. Headaches, puking, dizzy. I hate every one of those things. Why would I want them all at once? Sounds pretty 🤬 up to me. I think they are all lying.
FrzGT
In recent years, Justin Bieber music is good, guys.
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No.
 
kolio
Funniest part is that they claim they are not addicted, but they do it everyday even though they say don't need to.
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Would that be addiction though? If you enjoy it and it's not harming you, why not do it everyday? Why stop to prove you can, just to prove you can?
 
Exorcet
Would that be addiction though?
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Yes, they are being mentally dependent on a substance.
Exorcet
If you enjoy it and it's not harming you, why not do it everyday?
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It is illegal, and changes your priorities in a negative way.
Exorcet
Why stop to prove you can, just to prove you can?
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To prove to yourself that you do not need it.
 
kolio
And so many people say that like being drunk. Headaches, puking, dizzy. I hate every one of those things. Why would I want them all at once? Sounds pretty 🤬 up to me. I think they are all lying.
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I've never had headaches or puked while drunk, I have been dizzy though which is probably the part I hate most. Oddly in the 5-6 times I've been drunk there has never been a hangover the next morning.
 
kolio
Yes, they are being mentally dependent on a substance.
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That's different than just using it everyday isn't it?

It is illegal, and changes your priorities in a negative way.
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The illegal bit varies by location, which calls into question if it makes sense in the first place. If the use is having a negative effect, then clearly there is a negative effect. However daily usage was the only thing you mentioned originally, and that's what I was questioning. Using something often doesn't constitute addiction or harm.

To prove to yourself that you do not need it.
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That doesn't sound worthwhile in normal circumstances. I could try to live without my favorite possessions, but there isn't exactly a lot of motivation to do so because proving that I was capable of doing it seems completely pointless.
 
Exorcet
That's different than just using it everyday isn't it?
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How so? Edit: answered my own question below; increases likelihood of addiction.
Exorcet
If the use is having a negative effect, then clearly there is a negative effect.
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The part you quoted never mentioned negative effects, that's usually more the withdrawal of said substance, but a shifting of priorities so that everything in your life becomes weed related. "Man I got so high and listened to this album/watched this movie/did whatever and it was sooooooo trippy" is the best example I can give.
Exorcet
However daily usage was the only thing you mentioned originally, and that's what I was questioning. Using something often doesn't constitute addiction or harm.
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But it does vastly increase the likelihood of addiction, does it not?
Exorcet
That doesn't sound worthwhile in normal circumstances. I could try to live without my favorite possessions, but there isn't exactly a lot of motivation to do so because proving that I was capable of doing it seems completely pointless.
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Drugs carry a stigma, frequent usage even more so. The act of doing without drugs for X amount of time is usually a sign of them trying to break said stigma, and prove to whoever (be it themselves or loved-ones) that they aren't an addict.
 
C_R5_575TLR
How so? Edit: answered my own question below; increases likelihood of addiction.
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To clarify my earlier post, I was debating whether everyday use must imply dependence. It's absolutely a risk factor and something to consider, but it won't immediately create problems. At the very least, the amount of time that everyday use continues will play a factor.

The part you quoted never mentioned negative effects,
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If referring to my original quote, correct. I think it's an important distinction to make. If someone can use drugs everyday without negative effects, it's hard to see the drug use as a problem.

that's usually more the withdrawal of said substance, but a shifting of priorities so that everything in your life becomes weed related. "Man I got so high and listened to this album/watched this movie/did whatever and it was sooooooo trippy" is the best example I can give.
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This is another potential point of concern for drug users, but as far as I know it's not something that can be treated as a given outcome. The other part of the issue links to the stigma you mention later.

But it does vastly increase the likelihood of addiction, does it not?
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It's one of a number of factors. Two other large factors are your body and your quality of life. Different people will react differently to drug use, and even the same person can act differently depending on the situation. Drug addiction can at times be thought of as a filler. If someone doesn't have anything else to do, it becomes easier for drugs to take over. However, if people have other pleasures in life, drug use is less of a threat.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1032764

http://jamesclear.com/heroin-habits

Drugs carry a stigma, frequent usage even more so. The act of doing without drugs for X amount of time is usually a sign of them trying to break said stigma, and prove to whoever (be it themselves or loved-ones) that they aren't an addict.
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The stigma is probably more a real problem than drugs. It should not exist. If someone on drugs does not have a problem, what do they need to prove? Nothing. There are cases where what you say does apply for sure, but in general not giving up something pleasurable is normal behavior. I would not go without electricity whether or not I thought I could. I expect a healthy drug user to feel the same about drugs they enjoy.
 

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