SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
No? This is a confusing question. Do you think they’re just committing suicide? Cuz most people that OD aren’t doing it intentionally. And even then… do you not feel bad for people that kill themselves?
SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
No? This is a confusing question. Do you think they’re just committing suicide? Cuz most people that OD aren’t doing it intentionally. And even then… do you not feel bad for people that kill themselves?
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Um no i don’t. Seen kids born with cancer who died. Seen kids addicted to crack meth and all other drugs. But an semi educated person who deliberately uses hardcore drugs like heroin phentaynol or whatever. I really don’t feel sorry for them. Because their first use knew what road it would lead them down. I just don’t get the point of celebs getting all this sympathy and we are suppose to follow. But stationed in Chicago I am now seeing heroin OD’s daily. What about them?
Nibodhika@lemmy.world 1 day ago
By that logic you also don’t feel bad for people who die in car accidents because from the first time they got behind a wheel they knew of the possibility. You should also not feel bad about people who are ran over, from the first time you walked outside your parents told you it was a possibility. Every time you go outside you’re risking being hit by a car, so don’t expect me to cry when that happens, right?.. Right?..
No, life is full of dangers, and ODing is just one of them. Most people who OD are in a bad situation and started using drugs to cope, and then it took control of them. Almost none of them made a conscious decision to OD, and one could argue their road to using that amount of drugs was also not entirely their choice, after all lots of those cause chemical dependency. Think about this, someone is stressed at work, they’re offered a cigarette by a friend who smokes daily, they smoke it and feel the stress going away, are able to focus and get through that tough spot, so they do it again next time they’re stressed, and then they start to get more and more stressed, but now they’re hooked, and trying to quit will be extremely difficult… Would you really not feel bad if that person developed cancer because he was stressed once and a friend offered a cigarette? How is ODing any different?
SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
The vast majority of people aren’t starting with heroin or fent. They start with getting prescribed cough syrup with codeine in it, or a friend offers them something ‘fun’ at a party.
And what about them? You can feel bad about them and bad about a celebrity dying. They’re not mutually exclusive.
It’s harsh to phrase it this way, but frankly I don’t care all that much about the One Direction guy that died personally. I wasn’t a fan. It didn’t impact me emotionally, but I can still acknowledge that he was greatly loved and it sucks for his fans and- I assume- his family.