It helps to be precise in this kind of discussion. Which drugs? I would bet that cocaine, alcohol, marijuana, and LSD all have very different life destruction rates, so lumping them all together under the over-broad umbrella of "drugs" isn't helpful.
Greed is not illegal and as long as you do not abuse it just like with alcohol, driving, etc. etc. You should be OK. You could say similar things about some drugs, some argue, unfortunately they are illegal, they can land you in jail, and they support a drug cartel.
>>"Better safe than sorry" is a platitude that can be used against any activity that entails some degree of risk.
But I wasn't using it for anything. I was using it for this specific case of doing illegal drugs. And mine was just an opinion, obviously nobody can stop you from doing what you want.
Yes, I can see that you picked this specific case to apply your platitude. Feel free to pick any number of other cases as well, completely at random if you wish, and your argument will propel them all with equal force.
Wether it is or not a platitude is irrelevant, it doesn't devalue the advise. It is good advise to tell somebody that it is better to be safe than sorry not to use an illegal substance especially if doing so can land you in jail.
>>A greater percentage of water drinks drown than marijuana/lsd/mushroom users die from marijuana/etc usage
Is a fallacy or a false argument in the sense that you can say that about pretty much anything.
-Eat just meat for a couple of weeks and it will kill you
-Eat just pasta and it will make you sick
-cars kill more people than X
-etc. etc.
He is not providing a real argument.
Is like me telling you that aluminum causes memory problems
and you coming back and telling me that more people die from cars. What does that have to do with the first comment?
I was just providing an opinion about better not use illegal drugs because of all the physical and legal consequences they can have. Not sure what all the outrage is about and how can some people equate that with drinking water or alcohol, or even greed.
Grandparent: What is the reason for the anti-drug stance of many people at HN?
You: Because drugs can hurt you. Better safe than sorry!
drivebyacct2: That's a useless assertion that can be easily (and more appropriately) applied to many other activities seen as legit in a civil society.
You: But you can say what you said about anything.
