Not sure if this would help, but I’m also a 16 year old[1]who’s been reading LW for a bit over two years, and who doesn’t think that taking most drugs is a great idea (and have chosen not to e.g. drink alcohol when I’ve had the opportunity to). I don’t think all drugs are bad (I have an Adderall prescription for my ADHD) but the things your son mentioned seem likely to harm him. If he wanted to talk to me about it, he can PM me on LW or message me on Discord @ sammy!#0521.
As someone who often has… disagreements with their parents, sometimes it’s easier to rationally think about something if a peer brings it up. Also, I remember a long period of my life when I didn’t really have friends of my own intelligence, and that sucked. Possibly that has something to do with this.
Not sure if this would help, but I’m also a 16 year old[1]who’s been reading LW for a bit over two years, and who doesn’t think that taking most drugs is a great idea (and have chosen not to e.g. drink alcohol when I’ve had the opportunity to). I don’t think all drugs are bad (I have an Adderall prescription for my ADHD) but the things your son mentioned seem likely to harm him. If he wanted to talk to me about it, he can PM me on LW or message me on Discord @ sammy!#0521.
As someone who often has… disagreements with their parents, sometimes it’s easier to rationally think about something if a peer brings it up. Also, I remember a long period of my life when I didn’t really have friends of my own intelligence, and that sucked. Possibly that has something to do with this.
LessWrong admins (like Ruby) can verify this, they’ve met me IRL.