I'd actually say poor people have some privilege in that regard actually, as the fact that they are poor makes them appear more like victims, whereas rich people "have no excuse cause they have so much shit"

But again- nuance is something lacking in a conversation I'd expect from people with zero experience, the conversation was about non-addictive substances, unlike what Amy struggled with.

Non-addictive? Weed is addictive no doubt

I smoked it for a whole year almost straight

I know how it works

Have you shot up heroin?

No, I was scared of "chemical drugs"

I smoke weed when I have access to it, I don't want to rob my fucking parents for money to buy it.

That doesn't mean no one who smokes weed is addicted

to it

In the German language we actually make a distinction between two types of addiction

We call it "Sucht" and the other "Abhängigkeit"

We also do in English

Sucht is the simple form of drug abuse that everyone experiences who doesn't *want* to let go, but it's not neccessarily Abhängigkeit, which is when you actually *can't* stop because you experirence strong physical withdrawal symptoms

E.g. weed falls into the former, whereas heroin falls into the latter

So, your life was so boring you used weed to run away, You are German, of course you did.

Well it was a number of factors combined that led me into it

But my point is, I was addicted

Just not strongly addicted, I *could* and eventually *did* stop

No worries, I'm Swiss, I know how god damn boring Germanic countries are, sterile and lacking an ounce of personality.

idk, I live in Austria

I visited Germany many times, but mostly rural areas

Those are really nice, although quiet af

Same as in Austria I guess

1:1 to Swiss, ya I've visited.

I love it here, I like the quiet

NY would probably destroy my soul

We also have people here that get "addicted" to weed...My argument is they really just need more shit to fill their time with.

idk, maybe

I believe everyone is addicted to something, we just hop from one drug to the other

There's a key difference between substance abuse and behavioral addiction though

It's either weed, or alcohol, my time in America resembles similar stories of native Americans that are easily alcoholics there.

Well

I mean what is an addiction, that has been redefined a few times

Food is not considered an addiction even though we have to eat at least once a day

Weed would be labeled an addiction instantly if we smoked once a day

Exactly, the nuance in where we set the goal posts is important.

Some say it's whether you can handle your life, if it doesn't disrupt it

Like your dreams and goals, your health, etc.

I was told by someone "simply having a beer alone makes you an alcoholic" I just had no clue how to respond to that, haha

Yeah that's dumb