Drink_in_Philly

Drink_in_Philly t1_je6p4a6 wrote

Reply to comment by nottom420 in TIFU by going on the worst date (& almost ending up in bed with a hooker) by cheeryglitter26

I thought the same but the profile seems legit. I feel like if someone told me 50% of all long text reddit posts were from the same ai chatbot I would not be shocked, something makes all text sort of sound similar here. I have to fight my cynicism all the time. Especially the TIFU posts, they all sound like a template is used.

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Drink_in_Philly t1_ix4gc1s wrote

Reply to comment by doctoreldritch in Survey on 12,000 secondary school-aged students (12-18Y) shows that although many adolescents are spending considerable time gaming (at least 3.5hours/day),it is not having a negative impact on the wellbeing and 44% of ‘heavy’ gamers reported higher wellbeing than those who play less or don’t play by giuliomagnifico

Also, people who can escape the stresses of life by hiding in videogames where they don't have to deal with their problems and life's challenges would seem happier, at this time and in a snapshot. But as life goes on, hiding from your issues and escapism in general can lead to much worse problems down the road.

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Drink_in_Philly t1_iu4ia8m wrote

Reply to comment by Murpydoo in Study: Legalizing Marijuana Has No Impact on the Perceived Risk of Marijuana Use Among Children by BoundariesAreFun

So, I smoked weed as a kid in the 90's and have kids now. What you say seems logical but in fact is just preposterously wrong. It is far, far easier for kids to get weed now. I'm California, Oregon at least, it's everywhere. Everywhere. Y kid finds discarded pens with plenty of THC left lying on the ground where teenagers hang out. It's damn near impossible to avoid.
I also supported and support legalization. But don't fool yourself. In states where it's legal-recreational, weed is everywhere from middle school on up. And with the pens it's harder to know if your kid is using it.
Our kid had depression and anxiety and it's an issue we are dealing with at 13. Personally, based on what I know now, I would recommend every parent test randomly once in a while for the combo nicotine and weed tests. Even if you think there's no way. Don't make it emotional. Just let them know it's a thing that will happen from time to time so that they can tell friends "oh my parents suck, they don't trust me, ill get caught if I try it. " It gives them another tool to resist peer pressure if nothing else. But we live in a very affluent, high expectation neighborhood in Northern California and in middle school the rate of kids who have tried weed is over 60% easily. Easily. My kid thinks its closer to 80%. I know for sure some kids are regular users and their parents would never imagine.

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