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Bloomberg Opinion writer. Elected "top neoliberal shill" of 2018. Occasionally posts anime gifs.

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    1. Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 11

      I hate heroin, but I still think meth is the worst drug. Heroin just turns you into a pleasure-less zombie and then kills you. Meth turns you into an insane killer robot.

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    2. Sarah‏ @sosomanysarahs Oct 11
      Replying to @Noahpinion

      That's kind of exaggerated, in part because meth has been popular among people already inclined toward violence. There are suburban women and rich gay dudes who do meth too, and their addiction looks a bit different.

      1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
    3. Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 11
      Replying to @sosomanysarahs

      I mean, yeah, meth doesn't automatically turn you into a killer robot, but it does tend to push you in that direction...I know people who did heroin and were fine, but they're not the norm.

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    4. Sarah‏ @sosomanysarahs Oct 11
      Replying to @Noahpinion

      Mind you, I'm not endorsing meth. But the fact that it's popular with, say, working class white dudes who already have criminal histories is relevant. I know a handful of people who are in recovery from meth who were pretty normal before and are pretty normal now.

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      Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 11
      Replying to @sosomanysarahs

      Maybe my perception is skewed because of the times I've been attacked or nearly attacked by meth-heads out here in California...

      10:54 AM - 11 Oct 2018
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        2. J B X‏ @JimbauxsJournal Oct 11
          Replying to @Noahpinion @sosomanysarahs

          which means that you have zero information about what they were like BEFORE they ever did meth.

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        3. Benjamin Titus‏ @titus7007 Oct 11
          Replying to @JimbauxsJournal @Noahpinion @sosomanysarahs

          I had a friend who was gay and addicted to meth. He may not have been violent, but it was absolutely terrifying to see him. He seemed strangely undead at the time. Heroin users are just slugs, not zombies.

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        1. Sarah‏ @sosomanysarahs Oct 11
          Replying to @Noahpinion

          That's fair. I had the same perception until I started going to AA and met some NA folks. The people who get high in their garages and mind their own business tend to just screw up their and their families' lives, so you don't meet them as often.

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        1. Sousi‏ @sousibrown Oct 11
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          I'm impressed that the Cali meth heads are that deep into political economics and social commentary.

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