• ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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    5 days ago

    The author has internalized the war on drugs, and thinks “opium” is a synonym for “addictive bad thing.” I bet they didn’t even consider the possibility that it meant a sedative/painkiller with no real value judgement attached.