Using AI to mitigate the pedo problem - yea or nay?
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I think guys fall into the camp he was talking about of people who don't even want the drugs but are so addicted that they will do it anyway. The methheads on Tiger King I think were great examples, a bunch of guys who'd probably be massive homophobes but were doing gay shit because they just needed that hit.
I don't doubt there are also plenty of gays willing to suck dick for the taste and the free drugs, however. The same way plenty of slutty dumb women are.
I do think this is less likely than it seems. Sure there are probably adrenaline seekers out there happy to jump to coke for the thrill, but few people are getting on fentanyl or meth to "go higher."
I think this idea comes from trying to put all drugs in the same category and temptations. Things like molly and coke and other "party drugs" absolutely are mostly young/rich people wanting to go higher, while "street drugs" like heroin and crack are likely more like a stumble in to.
DARE and other programs tried to muddle down thier message for literal children, the only people who'd such a simple form would work on. But then those kids became teenagers and instantly rebelled like teens do, and because of it they treat DARE messaging like some gospel everyone believed.
Yeah, I think a definition of "addict" includes those who don't want the drug, but have to have it anyhow. By any means necessary, usually. WS Burroughs wrote a lot how every junkie wants to kick, especially when they don't have enough junk. But they still go get the junk anyhow.
I agree that not all pot smokers will go on to higher drugs, by far most will not. But as the raw # of potheads rises? So does the raw # of hard drug users too. I think a certain baseline % exists. I think there's a higher correlation between cigarettes and hard drugs than pot, but that's probably just me 😸
And yeah, telling teens not to do something, while at the same time saying "If you DO do it? Here's how!" isn't the best idea :/