Synthetic Realities

The above link will take you to my newest blog. This one is specifically concerned with America's War on Drugs.

Contemporary human society is synthetic- man made and maintained. It is my belief that all "realities" within human society are also equally synthetic and arbitrarily subjective. How often do you, good reader, consume a chemical to make your life "pleasant"? It could be a soda, like Coke or Dr Pepper. Maybe it's coffee, and a cigarette. Alcohol is another socially accepted "drug".

In a world where we promote the use of ritalin and adderall to children who can't "focus" in school, and where anyone can inject Botox to make themselves prettier, why do we support the criminalization of marijuana and ecstasy? Viagra, Levitra, Cialis, these can make sex better... with some negative side effects. It's a terrible double standard that society encourages the use of "legal" drugs and criminalizes the use of "illegal" drugs when, in reality, they are all "dangerous" to a certain extent.

Moderation is the key, in ALL things. Addiction is poorly understood in society, and as a result, it is stigmatized needlessly. Everyone is addicted to something. We should do more to recognize the roots of addiction, and live wisely.