[From offlist] Re: FBI Says It Can't Find Hackers to Hire Because They All Smoke Pot

[dreamingforward at gmail.com (\0xDynamite)]

>>> A person who smokes pot suggests someone who doesn't really care about
>>> excellence. They've stepped down from aiming high and have settled for
>>> being comfortable, much like a person who's done crack.  They'll argue
>>> that crack is a "serious" drug, but it's all the same:  escape.
>>>
>>> Reality too tough for you?
>
> It sounds like Captain Dynamite has been too timid to ever
> inhale - pot is an extraordinarily mild and harmless diversion, about
> 1000x safer than alcohol in every way, and enjoying it on occasion
> doesn't say anything about "excellence."

Saying pot is harmless is like saying taking Prozac is harmless.  The
problem is the NET social consequences.  And we can see the
consequences:  shit doesn't get done and things deteriorate.

'Nuff said?

\0xd