Science

Socialism necessitates the ruthless criticism of everything that exists, but I don't think we need a point so extreme in order to just say that when someone is speaking earnestly about their addiction you don't trivialize it in this manner, and your made up rules about how it needs its own thread or whatever is nonsense when the OP is about a study on the effects of pot posted in the science comm.

My main point is that his post did not read like someone speaking earnestly about their addiction! It read like someone who was giving slightly more context to their main point by alerting the reader that they're very familiar with alcohol and cannabis.

Had it read as you're suggesting it does, I'm arguing that the response he got with the emoji would never have happened.

But it wasn't clear. And so he got that response...

The dude's first point is about everything in moderation, and if that's not the case then there's probabaly something wrong underying it all.

In no universe is the main point in the original passage (given again below), "i want to earnestly talk about my addiction":

As someone who has abused both alcohol and cannabis, I can say cannabis is much less harmful. However, it's pretty easy to go overboard with it. Like most things in life, it's best in moderation. I enjoy it once or twice a week now, sometimes even less. I think if you're getting drunk or high every day there are probably some other issues at play