re: #148 Romantic Heretic

‘Fight or flight’ introduces the same chemicals into the bloodstream as crack. The more extreme the danger the bigger the high.

Which of course means people with addictive personalities become addicted. This means they need bigger hits more often to get the same high. On top of that the highs (and lows) interfere with a person’s judgment.

So one day, SPLAT! Literally in the case of these poor sods.

That’s what makes the Drug War™ so fucking stupid. The problem is addictive behavior. My drug of choice is food—you gonna ban that? With compulsive gamblers or daredevils it’s adrenaline—are you going to remove everybody’s adrenal glands?