• @TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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    120 days ago

    I think they were ignoring the nuance which is that a good person could be a victim of a bad thing without it being their fault. Otherwise why say “it’s not a bad thing”?

    • @madkins@lemmy.world
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      020 days ago

      victim of a bad thing

      I think you hit the nail on the head here. Addiction is the bad thing. Being an addict (victim) is not.

      • @TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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        120 days ago

        Yes exactly. “It’s not a bad thing” to me sounds like “hey man drugs are cool (which I either believe or am so desperate to sound accepting, I don’t care how it comes across)”