conec posted:

besides, you act as if drug addictions are fatal diseases. drug habits can be kicked, y act like it`s some form of cancer ?

nobodys doing that

DildoMalone posted:

drug abuse and alcoholism are most definitely mental illnesses

only in the modern sense that we have to pathologize everything, they can also just be vices or bad habits or lifestyle choices. It's like how in eulogys for Kurt Cobain or John Belushi they say that they 'battled drug addiction' which is really just another way of saying 'they enjoyed taking lots of drugs'.

Again, it's this arbitrary categorization and judgement that irks me - if someone drinks too much in the course of their life then they're either a piece of shit according to conec or blameless victims who are 'suffering' from a mental illness.

I'm a heavy smoker, i know it's dangerous and in an abstract way i'm aware that i'll probably pay for it at some point, yet i continue to smoke because it's part of my routine and helps order my time and mood. I certainly have a physical nicotine addiction but a mental illness? i wouldn't have thought so.....i'm not sure why that would apply to drinkers rather than smokers

conec posted:

Ironicwarcriminal posted:

conec posted:

neway, i know y u bads are on my case. it`s bcos u pig idiots fixate on me for whatever reason, primary reason being my gender.

why exactly are you upset at what swirlsofhistory posted, do you not like attention? I do, it's validating and informs ones sense of self and your place in the world.



cos he was implying that i`m some sort of attention wh*re. if u want to sit there and act like it wasn`t intentionally insulting, then be my guest ~ idc tbh

well leaving aside the implications of 'attention whoring' which is a concept i hate anyway (prostitute's motivation is money so the anology falls down most times it's used).......if it's insulting it's because you probably found there to be a kernel of truth in there:

You posted an agressive, provocative opinion of yours attacking the character of people based on their participation in socially widespread activity. While the previous posters were discussing the uses of alcohol in a somewhat wry and detached way, your contribution was personal and direct. Imagine you were enjoying a Jerry Seinfeld stand up performance, appreciating the way he weaves and twists around a seemingly mundane topic like airline peanuts, finding angles that were surprising and relatable as well as funny. All of a sudden, Jerry walks off the stage and in walks Bill Hicks who starts demanding to know if any airplane peanut manufacturers are in the crowd and if so they should kill themselves.

I'd probably feel a little deflated, and it wouldn't be to do with his gender.