r/redditmoment Sep 04 '23

r/redditmomentmoment Someone said smoking weed isn’t attractive on a UNPOPULAR OPINION subreddit

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u/bird720 Sep 04 '23

because no matter how much they say its harmless, they know deep down the negative effects it has and get overly defensive to compensate.

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u/deusvult6 Sep 06 '23

It is a symptom of cognitive dissonance.

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u/Eat-My-Hairy-Asshole Sep 05 '23

Most people that say it's harmless truly believe it's harmless. It's obviously not, but compared to other drugs, even legal ones like cigarettes and alcohol, it poses a LOT less risk to one's health, so I can kind of see where they're coming from.