

@jonhendry @o7___o7 @techtakes To clarify my point a little, by instant lottery tickets I mean the slightly less instant ones like crosswords or bingo. Before meds I found them too tedious to be worth the brain reward, but not anymore (of course I’d never *pay* for lottery tickets, but I get them as gifts sometimes). So I can kind of see how meds could enable some addictions that wouldn’t have had a chance to form otherwise.
@scruiser @danekrae As an aside, I think the term chud might come from the 1984 movie C.H.U.D., where the titular monsters are a product of industrial waste and prey on the homeless. I’ve wondered if the insult “chud” is drawing on the movie’s anti-capitalist themes or if it’s just a fun thing to call people for being chuds.