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To play devil's advocate, aren't drugs just “patterns of molecules”? And can't patterns of bits be used for “mind-altering” purposes (broadly speaking, such as
by edjroot 7y ago
To play devil's advocate, aren't drugs just “patterns of molecules”? And can't patterns of bits be used for “mind-altering” purposes (broadly speaking, such as in this case)?
- mindslight 7y agoDevils advocate would be to engage with the core of an argument, rather than nitpicking my characterizations. The larger point there is that both of those actions don't themselves have any effect outside of some isolated context. This necessitates using invasive methods to police them and also uneven enforcement ultimately based on other circumstances. Each of these aspects causes terrible results that undermine the rule of law itself.