[-] tiredcapillary@iusearchlinux.fyi -2 points 9 months ago

While I agree, the UK needs to chip a little more in too. This is everyone's problem, not just the United States.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303432/total-bilateral-aid-to-ukraine/

[-] tiredcapillary@iusearchlinux.fyi -1 points 9 months ago

No need to be passive aggressive. I think a lot of people care. If you've read my other post you'd notice I said I agree with decriminalization but believe Oregon didn't implement the law in a meaningful way. I don't know if you've lived in an area where there are homeless encampments before but drug use is often a big issue there. LA, Portland, San Francisco and Seattle, all places I've lived in have this issue. So yes, for you this may be a non issue for you but for communities that live with this problem it is a legitimate issue. What do you mean when youre advocating for full legalization? We might not even be talking about the same thing. I don't care about weed, all for legalization for that. Under no circumstances should drugs like heroin or meth be legalized. Are you saying you don't care about people who are at the highest risk for drug abuse and need the most help? That's ideally the place where rehabilitation will help the most.

Feel free to look at the statistics for drug use and homelessness here. https://americanaddictioncenters.org/rehab-guide/homeless

[-] tiredcapillary@iusearchlinux.fyi 0 points 9 months ago

Okay, so I have been misinterpreting decriminalization. I looked up some statistics and found this website that was helpful. In a nutshell I agree with decriminalization, however it seems like Oregon may not have implemented the law in a meaningful way, in my opinion. It's not a comprehensive approach to getting people help and stops at offering a drug screening (which seems like a non-solution) or a fine. May people never get a screening and many never pay the fine, so nothing actually happens. So on other words, Oregon politicians passed a meaningless bill. Portugal seems to have done a better job with this and it's a shame politicians can't look to places that work to emulate their laws.

https://www.publichealthdegrees.org/resources/drugs-decriminalization-and-public-health/

[-] tiredcapillary@iusearchlinux.fyi 0 points 9 months ago

China being the way it is makes me doubtful. I wouldn't hold my breath but if or when it happens or works it'll be a good start.

The wording I noticed is that the headline says 'new electricity demand' which may or may not be meaningful to offset enough waste. So at the end of the day, we'll see.

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