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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

vagaries

I'll pretend your choice of words isn't low-key confrontational and dismissive like every other comment on this site. I also hope that you're replying in good faith and not just mocking me because you're clinging to what you want to believe, and that I'm not the anti-pot boogeyman for replying with what you asked. We're adults, right.

But I have some questions.

How are the pharmacokinetics not relevant to the conversation? Maybe to someone who knows pharma. But for everyone else, this is the context needed to realize how vastly different metabolic and physiological differences affect other species so that they don't mistake thinking that "ultra-mega-concentrates" like you said are the only way to cause harm because that's how humans behave. That tells me that you either don't know much pharma or you're vastly underplaying the effects, so I had to reel it in.

Also, just because I asked Consensus doesn't devalue the research. Everything links back to the abstracts so please focus on those or link to your own. I know AI hate is wild here but, in this case, it's accurate.

One of the hallmarks of drug poisoning is literally breathing suppression and hypothermia. When was the last time you felt that smoking pot? Are these symptoms not valid, do you have some other insight, or what's going on?

evidence you posted supports my claims that it behaves pretty much the same way it does in humans

Read carefully. It does not.

dosages should be adjusted for the body weight of a cat

And how will you do that? There's no therapeutic index. Not a single longitudinal study of cannabis consumption exists for pets to say that a few blows in their face depending on your mood that day won't cause long-lasting harm. You're gambling your cat's health. As they say, lack of evidence is not evidence of absence. The first case is a great example of a cat showing extended periods of altered state far longer than they last in a human. It's one night of rest for you vs two weeks of recovery for that cat at the vet, and that's just an acute intoxication. And the fact that acute intoxication was even achieved in a cat is a clear sign there's a lower tolerance for them.

And I will add that I find it contradictory that you demand evidence but simultaneously expose your pets despite the evidence and lack thereof.

[–] Senal -3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

So, two things unrelated to the actual topic being discussed.

I’ll pretend your choice of words isn’t low-key confrontational and dismissive like every other comment on this site

It's entirely possible to be correct and do it in such a way that invites confrontation and dismissal.

If it seems like everyone apart from you is confrontational and dismissive, perhaps it's time to consider additional perspectives on why that might be happening.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

It doesn't escape me, but what part of what I've said has invited confrontation or dismissal? I'm asking honestly. It's grating that it keeps happening and I keep telling people to stop. Hyperbole aside, it's frequent enough that I can see a pattern of people starting petty arguments trying to win and throwing low punches instead of clarifying what is being said and why. Like, I don't even want to argue.

additional perspectives on why that might be happening

Meaning what, it's also me? lol If I'm the one telling people to stop and act like adults and that gets 180° turns in behavior, what does that say to you?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It's kind of baffling they are arguing exposing their cat to drugs is fine, for what? They can't know that's safe. Why take the risk? Might as well let them drink some wine while we are at it eh?

They are arguing on emotion more than anything. Nothing to do about that.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I didn’t argue any of those things. But go ahead and put words in my mouth since it appears to make you feel validated.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So you think exposing your cat to drugs isn't fine? You said you do just that though, so I would like if you clarified the difference. The last point of the wine was not your words, but my own. I will own that. I will ask the simple question, why do you choose to expose your cat to cannabis?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

you're clearly here to pick a fight and troll, and i'm not going to enable your childish behavior.

i suggest you take it easy on the wine.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I don't drink alcohol. I do want to know your reasoning though. I do want an answer to the question before. The reason I came off strong is because I admit that I found it irresponsible what you claimed to do. I can't understand the risk benefit analysis that would lead you to decide it's worth it. I want to understand your reasoning.

[–] Senal 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It doesn’t escape me, but what part of what I’ve said has invited confrontation or dismissal? I’m asking honestly.

In this case i can't see any big red flags.

The tone is a possibility, as i said, being correct isn't an absolute defence against being considered an arsehole.

To be clear, I'm not implying you were incorrect, or the tone was incorrect, just that that kind of certainty (evidence based or not) gets some people's backs up.

It’s grating that it keeps happening and I keep telling people to stop.

I don't think it's what you actually meant but this could be interpreted as "Somebody didn't accept my answer and argued, so i told them to stop, they didn't even though i was clearly correct, this is grating"

Hyperbole aside, it’s frequent enough that I can see a pattern of people starting petty arguments trying to win and throwing low punches instead of clarifying what is being said and why.

Firstly, welcome to public internet forums in general, this is common behaviour.

That aside, there are numerous trolls and bad faith "debaters" around, but just because you consider something petty doesn't mean the other person does.

This is what i was trying to convey in my reply earlier, if almost all interactions end up with what you consider petty behaviour it's worth considering the possibility that you are contributing to that outcome somehow.

Like, I don’t even want to argue.

So don't, if you don't want to continue the interaction then don't reply.

Meaning what, it’s also me?

Possibly, yes.

lol If I’m the one telling people to stop and act like adults and that gets 180° turns in behaviour, what does that say to you?

Honestly, it says to me that your communication skills might need some work.

Again, to be clear i don't mean your communication of facts and information, i mean your ability to understand how phrasing something in a certain way might illicit a certain kind of response.

"Stop acting like a child" is a very good way to build enmity and confrontation, which is useful in some cases, if you intend to illicit that response.

However, saying something like that and then being confused/frustrated when people get confrontational and dismissive suggests a lack of understanding about the impact of tone and phrasing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I see. I don't agree with everything but I'll think about it. Sincerely, thanks for the feedback.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If it seems like everyone apart from you is confrontational and dismissive, perhaps it's time to consider additional perspectives on why that might be happening.

Because stoners are basically a cult at this point, and refuse anything even as remotely negative as "it's not good for your cats?"

To be clear, I smoke most nights... but god damn do I hate people who feel the need to defend weed against everything. It's a drug, y'all. It's not good for you.

[–] Senal -1 points 3 months ago

Because stoners are basically a cult at this point, and refuse anything even as remotely negative as “it’s not good for your cats?”

I mean, i specifically stated it wasn't related to the actual topic being discussed, but i can address this anyway i suppose.

Possibly culty i suppose, about the same amount as alcohol consumers, smokers, people who see chiropractors etc.

Less than people in organised religion ( big cults ), actual cults and MLM schemes.

If all of the stoners you know are your definition of culty ( except you of course ), perhaps consider that it's your choice in acquaintances rather than an entire demographic.

Can't say i care either way, but i'd be interested in any studies you might have on the subject ( belief systems of stoners in general, not specifically the ones you know ofc, that would be unlikely )

To be clear, I smoke most nights… but god damn do I hate people who feel the need to defend weed against everything.

If that personal preference works for you, who am i to tell you you're wrong.

It’s a drug, y’all. It’s not good for you.

Drug doesn't automatically imply harm, but i think i know what you mean.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

You’re being unusually argumentative, and this argument with you is extraordinarily tiresome.

You haven’t presented any evidence that any harm is being done, and you’re over complicating this argument Beyond any point that is necessary. That’s why I’m being dismissive. You continue assert that there is something wrong when you have presented no evidence that supports that claim. In fact, you constantly evade that claim.

It’s not up to me to prove your claim, it’s up to you, and you haven’t. In fact, the evidence you did present supports my position. The fact that you can’t seem to understand that tells me that you’re more interested in arguing than you are in accepting facts. Also, that at this point, you’re probably just trolling me. Also, that I should probably just block you and move on with my day.

I’m gonna stick by Hitchens or razor on this one.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Pfft. That's the most ridiculous answer you could've given and you avoided every single one of my questions. I'm not sure if you're looking for particular signs of cytotoxicity or you want he to prove that it causes hypoxia or what. But there are clear signs of intoxication that you're actively ignoring just to confirm your beliefs.

I repeat my last line. What incredible irony to ask for evidence, dismiss it, and still do it despite it and in the absence of it. You're actively not interested in the facts or give proper weight to them. Block away. I'm not sure why I'm also wasting my time and energy with someone who doesn't want to listen in earnest and would rather poison their pets and keep being confrontative beyond reason. Oh well, I thought we were adults.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ratio'd.

Not to mention, your cat has the intelligence of maybe a 3 year old. You're sitting here arguing about whether or not it's toxic to give weed to a cat when it has the ability to consent as much as a 3 year old does.

Enjoy whatever you enjoy, IDC - you're a bad person for exposing your cat to the smoke, moreso that you're doing it with the intent of getting it high whilst ignoring the potential downsides.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Could be worse— I could care about imaginary internet points or be confused about the meaning of the word “toxic”. But I suppose that such is the life of one who fills their day judging internet strangers.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

You are either:

  1. giving your cat a toxic substance

  2. giving something with the intellectual capacity of a 3 year old weed

Both are toxic. You're a bad person.