Of course the driving force is selfish! So what?
What do you mean by 'illusory'?
So what? The consideration of self-pleasure as the only motive is of least benefit to society as a whole (i.e. none). The consideration of self-pleasure over the obvious reasons against abusing drugs betrays a character at odds with the society you wish to belong to and engage in. Your behaviour adds a little bit to the misery of people around the world not just in this society and nothing positive. So what? Ask me that when you are on the receiving end of that misery.
By illusory I mean that it gives the appearance of existence without the substance. The mechanism by which most drugs deliver their high is to hijack and interfere with bio-chemical pathways used to reward beneficial behaviour. They provide the "high" without ever providing the benefit for which that pathway evolved.
I'm the living proof that this is incorrect.
I've taken many risks and illegal recreational drug use certainly paid off, for me.
Some people are so selfish, they would like to deny others the right to live their lives the way they want to. Yes, risks, warts and all.
Not quite, you are living proof that risk is not definite outcome. You can take a risk and it may work out or it may not. The fact that it did work out for you in those circumstances does not make the risk any less, it just makes you lucky. It is fallacious and foolish to assume that the outcome you experience is the outcome that everyone else enjoys. You aren't living proof of the efficacy or safety of drugs, just as the unfortunate person who does not have your luck/genes/background is not the living proof of the detrimental effects of drugs. You are part of a dangerous, uncontrolled, social experiment. A Russian Roulette type of scenario. Just because you pull the trigger and survive does not guarantee survival.
What is selfish about wishing the best for all members of society? Wishing the healthcare wasn't tied up with fools and their self-indulgent, self-induced problems? Wishing available police resources weren't tied up chasing the nasty bogeymen with drugs? Wishing the social service wasn't overstretched with families that cannot function because of the selfish and foolish behaviour of members?
It is selfish and unwise from a position of safety and security to deem that a little bit of foolish behaviour on your part is more valuable than the good of society as a whole. We all compromise, some of us prefer our compromises to be globally beneficial rather than selfishly indulgent.
- Harmful to society because of government policy.
- Illegal because of government policy.
- It didn't harm my family.
- Certainly not futile.
- Cartainly had a benefit. I enjoyed myself.
- No harmful to society because the of the potential and actual damage to the individual, the family, the village, the town, the community (all of which was evident prior to the introduction of control of the substance).
- As I already pointed out the correct term is controlled. Diamorphine (heroin) is used for example as a painkiller for the terminally ill.
- Lucky you, hope other families are as lucky ... oh wait, not all of them are.
- How is it not futile? In other words what was the point?
- Lucky you - you enjoyed yourself, without thought, care or consideration you acted for your pleasure and your pleasure alone. It isn't a benefit. It is the illusion of a benefit that you enjoyed.
