• lolcatnip@reddthat.com
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    2 years ago

    I don’t think any recreational drugs should be branded or advertised.

    Wine snobs, beer snobs, whisky snobs, and weed snobs would really hate that. And sommeliers would be having panic attacks.

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      2 years ago

      Well all those snobs are suckers for marketing, it’s the process they are enjoying the fruits of not the label.

      But I’d envision a world where you could buy cocaine and just have a list of the ingredients and strength, I don’t need Johnny Walker White to be pushing it. Just have it available if people want it.

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        2 years ago

        Are you really gonna argue that all whiskies, wines, etc. taste alike and that anyone who says otherwise is just a sucker? I don’t even like wine but I can tell a red from a white with almost 100% accuracy.

        Actually if you go with the original statement that drugs should just be generically labeled, it’s saying all beer, wine, and liquor should just be labeled “alcohol”. Can you imagine someone going to a fancy Italian restaurant and being happy when the only thing on the wine list is just “alcohol”?

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      2 years ago

      I’m a beer snob, but banning beer is actually a good idea. It’s just too unhealthy for you