Discussion of new Rule 4: Do not promote or put drugs/alcohol/tobacco/weed/psychedelics/inhalants in a positive light. (lemmygrad.ml)

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Rule 4: Do not promote or put drugs/alcohol/tobacco/weed/psychedelics/inhalants in a positive light.

Some comrades mentioned in private channels that weed is not addictive, I'm not going to argue on this point because this is a fundamental divide between China and some western countries.

My view is that whether you're addicted to them or not, you shouldn't promote these substances or put them in a positive light. It's fine if you don't agree with me, but anyone who leaves a comment here arguing the opposite will be banned from the community (30 days for now).

If a lot of people oppose this rule, either by downvotes and/or number of comments, I will willingly step down as moderator of this community.

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[-] qwename@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 months ago

I don't think anyone will do so, but they might instead talk about their experiences with such substances in a neutral or positive tone, they might describe the experience as "interesting" or "cool". While a person might not be intentionally promoting a substance when they talk about it in this way, what will people who are addicted to the substance think about such opinions? If there's no opposition raised, the substance might be viewed as any other normal item.

This is not a rule to ostracize people who are addicted to various substances, it's to clearly signal that these substances are not cool, not interesting, not something to joke about, not something to try out.

[-] D61@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago

Maybe change the phrasing of Rule 4 to something that reflects that concern. "We don't discuss personal drug use out of consideration for comrades who might have substance abuse issues or bad experiences."

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