QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoTIL drinking, smoking, games, etc are all "social lubricants" for making conversations easier.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up1317arrow-down135file-text
arrow-up1282arrow-down1external-linkTIL drinking, smoking, games, etc are all "social lubricants" for making conversations easier.en.wikipedia.orgQuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square58linkfedilinkfile-text
also Referring to alcohol or cannabis as social lubricants has been criticized because they have negative effects on empathy. I feel like weed does the opposite to that lol to me at least 🤷♀️
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoAlso the fact that you can be walking down the street and the whole “I smell weed! It smells like a good strain!” changes from a panic/Is it me? thing to a “ooo what a wonderful smell this lovely morning” thing when you’re in a legal area
Also the fact that you can be walking down the street and the whole “I smell weed! It smells like a good strain!” changes from a panic/Is it me? thing to a “ooo what a wonderful smell this lovely morning” thing when you’re in a legal area