• TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    I think most addicts would disagree with you that being an addict isn’t a bad thing.

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      Hating addicts for being addicts, is a bad thing. They’re still people, with full lives, and can be wonderful humans. They may also need help, or they may choose not to get help. The point being, we shouldn’t judge people based on whether or not they’re an addict.

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        8 days ago

        Noone said they were hating him for his drug use. Being a drug addict is a bad thing by definition. If it wasnt a negative for the person we wouldnt call it addiction.

        Unfortunately drug addicts are “judged” because they are simply riskier to associate with than a sober person. I’m not sure how many sober people are actually left though, and most people won’t disclose their drug addictions.

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        9 days ago

        Where did you get the idea I hate/judge addicts? You made it up. You’re willing to wash away the ugliness that the disease of addiction is, and that’s a pretty bad thing to do.

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            9 days ago

            I think they were ignoring the nuance which is that a good person could be a victim of a bad thing without it being their fault. Otherwise why say “it’s not a bad thing”?

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              9 days ago

              victim of a bad thing

              I think you hit the nail on the head here. Addiction is the bad thing. Being an addict (victim) is not.

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                9 days ago

                Yes exactly. “It’s not a bad thing” to me sounds like “hey man drugs are cool (which I either believe or am so desperate to sound accepting, I don’t care how it comes across)”

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                  9 days ago

                  They literally said “He’s just a drug addict (not a bad thing…)” which is very different from “It’s not a bad thing”. So in this context it is you putting words into their mouth. You read their comments wrong and applied your own meaning to it.