Ive been to the rich liberal types' parties. You know how some of them go? Like this:
You'll have a retreat to the den. The host will either send someone out to get "supplies" or they'll already have it. And they'll pull out a few eight-balls, and they'll put up a few hundreds around the room, and everyone will enjoy a few lines.
They'll then retreat to the in-house pool or hot tub, and enjoy.
I also had a friend who was a retired record exec, and it was routine that during lunchtime, they'd gather money to go down to the street and buy coke.
Just because they're rich, doesnt mean they don't do drugs. They likely do, just not on the streets. They do from their mansions.
(And its also the middle class who're scared shitless about drugs. My guess is because they don't have the money to hire a lawyer to keep a drug rap off.)
Wow, sure wish I was in that elite class. I aint. I was a guest.
> All the decriminalize crap is pushed by rich liberal types. They live in luxury apartments or out in the burbs.
And they're doing those same drugs they want decriminalized.
> Ask any poor or working class person. They don’t want this crap. Drugs ravage their communities. They have to deal with these problems.
Again, the drugs are the escape. Escape from what? Poverty.
Poverty is the actual thing ravaging communities. And in inner cities, it is definitely a zero-sum game, or likely negative-sum.
Rich people do drugs as an experience with friends. Its a whole different mindset than "i want to do drugs to escape the fact I dont have enough food and my tooth hurts and avoiding the gunshot sounds outside".
> Same thing with the defund the police and other non sense.
Again, rich liberal types usually don't worry about petty theft or simple vandalism. They dont see it, and so they want to defund it.
Ive had a unique life, where I'm now middle class, went through living on the streets in poverty, and been the guest to some of the rich liberal class. You can try to make fun of me for my experiences. Try to understand whats going on, and why. And the rich are being honest in what they ask, but not what they say.
And in all my experiences, poverty and extreme income disparity is the actual elephant in the room. Drugs? They don't cause near the problem.
> The problem is also damaging your brain and body with drugs, developing bad habits and/or drug addiction, your supply being contaminated/poisoned, making irresponsible decisions while intoxicated, etc.
We can make the same exact argument about sugar and HFCS. Either of those substances can make people feel extremely hungry even with a full stomach, thus make terrible decisions and damage their bodies.
Alcohol's much worse. Yet we tried banning that. Remind me how that went again? Oh thats right, we had federal agents poisoning alcohol to intentionally kill drinkers. Wonderful times.
> For example cannabis can be mostly safe for adults, but children or teens who use too much of it can develop neurological defects like short-term memory impairment, depending on the frequency and duration of use.
Again, most drugs aren't that bad, regardless what DARE propagandized you into believing. Id advise anyone actually wanting to understand what a drug is like, to go to https://www.erowid.org/ and read up about experiences.
I've been on damn near every painkiller up to fentanyl. My fav is morphine. Feels like a glowing warmth and "home". I could easily see me doing a small amount on a friday evening after work's done. Id keep it down enough that I wouldn't get a tolerance, and I'd be "sobered" up by next morning.
Ive also been on amphetamines, and threw' em away. Made me feel TERRIBLE.
The 3 biggest scourge drugs we have are alcohol, tobacco, and sugar. And, when did bans actually accomplish the ban goal?
> Again, most drugs aren't that bad, regardless what DARE propagandized you into believing.
I haven't been propagandized into believing anything by DARE. My sources of information are PsychonautWiki and NIH research papers, as well as harm reduction communities like Bluelight.
I do actually know someone who has permanent short-term memory impairment due to heavy marijuana use at a young age. There is absolutely nothing propagandized about that because it literally happened. It is something that can happen. But it's merely an example. I'm just using it to illustrate how reckless usage of drugs is one of the big issues right now.
> I've been on damn near every painkiller up to fentanyl. My fav is morphine. Feels like a glowing warmth and "home". I could easily see me doing a small amount on a friday evening after work's done. Id keep it down enough that I wouldn't get a tolerance, and I'd be "sobered" up by next morning.
Nothing wrong with that. Just because abuse is an issue doesn't mean you can't use drugs responsibly.
I used to have a lorazepam prescription for panic attacks, but had to stop getting it because I couldn't use it responsibly. It mostly worked, but I would use too much and risk depleting my natural GABA reserves, which could kill me.
I don't see anything wrong with benzos though. Or opioids. It's all in how you use them.
> Ive also been on amphetamines, and threw' em away. Made me feel TERRIBLE.
I have ADHD and adderall made me feel so terrible that my executive dysfunction got worse and I couldn't leave bed at all. I had to sleep it off. Meanwhile, dexedrine (pure dextroamph without levo) makes me feel calmer and more focused.
They work differently for everybody!
> The 3 biggest scourge drugs we have are alcohol, tobacco, and sugar.
I'd add nicotine (even outside of tobacco) and caffeine to that list!
Sure the response can be excoriating, but the US government isn't giving up on Microsoft shit.
The USG is Linux-hostile, with exceptions like the NSA doing SELinux, Gidra, and other toolchains.
Linux would be the absolute best, along with things like OpenOffice and other FLOSS tools. The difference is to take the money you pay to MS and redirect them to FLOSS devs.
A friend of mine, who is transgender (this matters here), tried to get their pilots license. Initial paperwork was fine... UNTIL they get to the require mental health disclosure.
Basically, this person was born with the "wrong" genitalia. Frankly, it doesnt matter. But you have to go through mental health counseling for sex change operations. Which, given the changes it does to a human body, needs to make sure they understand it. I get this and it sounds reasonable and sane (this needs to be a well thought out change, and not just some whim).
But then, the FAA sees "mental health" listed, and they assume that you're wacko who's going to crash a plane full of people, or go full-on 9/11. Doesnt matter that its over a sex change to be in parity with what your brain is. You're a nutter.
They took 5 years getting the requisite "im not insane" paperwork from all the doctor etc. It was such a waste of time and money on everyone's part.
This whole debacle also is why pilots REFUSE to get mental health help, because getting it an lying is a federal crime. So the better answer is to never get it, go full burnout city, and hope nothing bad happens. Doubly so if you're a man - the FAA expects women to get mental health before a man does. If a man does, you're seen as suicidal/homicidal and defective. But to be fair, trans is viewed as even worse by the FAA.
Normalize mental health, for everyone. There's NOTHING bad about getting help. A little bit of help now solves a bigger problem later.
The original Pi was an extremely poor desktop replacement. Both the speed of the processor and the available memory were barriers to running desktop applications. In contrast, the Pi 5 can perform acceptably for many applications while using mainstream open source software. I agree that the flagship Pi is no longer in its own original category. I would simply argue the category is defined by capabilities rather than price.
If you are interested in a Pi that is in their original category, there are options available.
The Pi4 1GB is $35. The Pi4 4GB is $55, and Pi5 4GB is $60 It is only the Pi5 8GB that is $80. The Pi Zero is even cheaper, $15 for Pi Zero W.
The advantage of the Raspberry Pi is the software. Raspbian just works and will continue to work. Other SBC might not work with their software and who knows if it will ever be updated. My understanding is that there are stable OSes for other boards, but then have to find boards that work.
I recently got Pi5 to use as computer, and microPC is probably better for that. But the Pi can be repurposed for other uses. I'm pretty sure I can pull the microSD card from Pi4 and put in Pi5 and it will just work. The Pi4, which is an awful computer, will do some thing that microPC can't possibly do.
Where do you live that you can buy Raspberry Pis at that price? Sorry, but last time I checked, either everything was out of stock, limited to single piece orders, or way above MSRP. When I checked the local marketplace (not eBay), people sold them for above MSRP, used! Imagine that. Used product for more than MSRP. In the electronics space. Crazy.
How long ago did you look? The Pi stock issues have been fixed since around the release of Pi5. Looking at rpilocator.com, everything is in stock.
I was looking at Adafruit where I could have bought all of them for the official prices. But can't buy more than 2 though. The same seems to be true of the UK and EU shops I checked.
Micro Center has them in stock but doesn't list inventory on the website. I was pretty surprised to see RPi0W 2s, 8GB RPi 5s, and a smattering of A, B, and B+ boards in the cabinet when I stopped by after the New Year.
One thing I've noticed is that the admins are super ready to ghost/delete/dead people who respond to companies with harsh critique.
It's the similar way Ycombinator-sponsored crap has no commenting at all. A good portion of them are basically 'clone Uber and cut out bureaucracy illegally', 'we scan your eyeballs for shitcoin', and similar grift.... But you can never say anything about those.
> One thing I've noticed is that the admins are super ready to ghost/delete/dead people who respond to companies with harsh critique.
Can you give any examples?
FWIW, I'm in favor of an unusually strong admin presence on that thread. It's been a good place for me to find jobs, and I don't want employers scared away from it.
I was unaware of the rule that you can't criticize companies and got a comment moderated away. The rules are written down somewhere, maybe on the top of the threads? Forgot exactly where
