During lunch at work, I find I usually eat pretty quick and under the required amount of time for my break so after, I just start running. It gives a nice break from staring at the screen and keeps me healthier.
I also have anecdotal stories of my friend's life being ruined by weed addiction. We can all have some anecdotal evidence but more scientific evidence is coming out saying that there are higher levels of thc and if younger children smoke weed it will fuck them up. I do agree that using marijuana cautiously and medicinally can help but I can't possibly recommend smoking for fun.
I've messaged friends posted on lemmy and sometimes some people on discord.
If you need to verbally say stuff then there are probably discord servers, vrchat, and sometimes I've even spoken in csgo surf lobbies. One of my best and most experiences have been in csgo lobbies. Sometimes you'll hear some dude try to rap and stuff and it's kinda funny.
I can't speak for you, but in my current position, I don't have the mental space for reeducating a person like this so I kinda have to let them go and fall off the cliff as to speak. Hopefully they'll find a way back but it's hard to change bigots.
Although I don't agree with illegalization of cannabis, I do have to point out that thc content has gotten dangerously high from like a decade ago. Before, it was like 4%, now it's nearing 19%. So I don't feel comfortable recommending people to start recreationally smoking marijuana. It leads to serious mental issues and addiction in some cases. What triggers those "some cases" I don't know but I don't really want to try and find out.
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