[–] 77 points 7 months ago (5 children)

My dad is (was?) one of these. The dissonance was one of the reasons I rejected religion - their Bible tells them to be good stewards, but when asked why he supports stuff that harms the environment my dad's excuse was that the world was ending soon and only those who didn't get raptured would even be impacted by it.

I checked, the Bible doesn't contain some "shit on the environment if the world is ending soon" clause or exception.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    Around 6 a day. 1 for the drive to work, one guy my first walk at work (~11AM), another one my second (~1PM) and another on my third (~3-4PM). Then when I get home another so around 7PM and usually 1 or 2 more later on. If I'm having racing thoughts or something hampering my sleep I'll have another then as well. My ADHD manifests stimulants as calming, and coffee was one of the ways I self treated before I was properly getting treatment.

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  • [–] 20 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Ditto. I'll hear people disparage because "why did they get addicted in the first place" and it frustrates me - I used to work IT for a company with a dedicated facility for people with criminal records. I met many recovered addicts and the most common cause of their addiction was being prescribed opioids.

    But I don't think people need an excuse anyway. Life isn't perfect, far from it.

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