On the meta level, this “hey, not all drugs are bad, I can find some research online, and decide which ones are safe” way of thinking seems like what gave us the problem.
I think something like Jim’s point of overcorrecting from a coarse view of “all drugs are bad” to a coarse view of “hey, the authorities lied to us about drugs and they’re probably okay to use casually” is closer to what gave us the problem.
Technically, yes.
On the meta level, this “hey, not all drugs are bad, I can find some research online, and decide which ones are safe” way of thinking seems like what gave us the problem.
I think something like Jim’s point of overcorrecting from a coarse view of “all drugs are bad” to a coarse view of “hey, the authorities lied to us about drugs and they’re probably okay to use casually” is closer to what gave us the problem.