Why are we so possessed with drug addiction, obesity, alcohol and tobacco when the realproblem lies elsewhere?

Question

Surely the reason for most of mankind's problems lie with their obsession with the motor car?

Answer 1

I believe the real reason as to why we are so controlled by these "habits' of ours, is because it gives us an explanation for our shorcomings that is universally understood. If someone does something morally wrong, like rob a bank, or take another mans life, oftentimes, we try to, (not justify really-that sounds horrible)..but we give excuses as to why we did something wrong.

as for the motor car part..i mean, a lot of people today obsess over material things. i mean, there are some people out there who would rather spend all their money on their new HUMMER, then spend less money on a more fuel-efficient car and maybe use the rest of the money towards one of those walk for the cure things..the jimmy fund..or maybe even just to help out the community a little bit (every little bit counts you know..)

anyways..

mankinds REAL problem is that we complicate things too much. we can have our luxuries and our drug habits, but when we use them as excuses for our mistakes..and when we use them as a thing to hide behind, i mean..what is that accomplishing?? if you want to get high, get high. but if you kill someone its not entirely cause you were stoned..you had to of had some alterior motive..(im sorry about the "killing someone" metaphor..im reading a book called born to kill, about serial murders) obesisty is just like..i know some people out there are in fact obese, and not by choice..but there are a lot of people who just eat their weight in food. same thing with alcohol. the worls is a pretty icky place to be living in. so we drink, smoke, and eat in a pathetic attempt to continue our existence, without having to stop whats SO important in our lives to take a minute and fix what we messed up in the first place. "with all its shame and drudgery, it is still a beautiful world" (desiderata 1692) or atleast it could be if we focused on making it better, instead of trying so hard to ignore the things that are wrong in our lives.

(wow i wrote WAY too much)

Answer 2

People are obsessed with drugs because they are taboo. I acknowledge that I am severely obsessed with drugs of any kind. I only smoke "pot" on a bi-monthly basis for a fun weekend, but I am constantly thinking of other drugs... LSD, cocaine, meth, amphetemines and barbituates, pills and needles etc etc... It's taboo. It's hard to get straight talk about them. People are scared of it. That makes it fascinating!

Obesity is a serous issue due to fast food in America, I think. My Step Momma is VERY heavy, she practically jiggles when she breathes. But her problem is due to an Underactive Thyroid. She could eat nothing but grapes and celery and she wouldn't lose weight. That, is depressing. But Obesity caused by human error is all in marketing. That "delicious, range-grilled, smoky and juicy steak" you're ordering? Re-read that without the jazz. "A piece of cow put on a hot surface until it is edible". Do you want it so much now? Save some money, order the Seared Fish for half the price, half the calories, half the fat, same amount of protein, and about three times better for your brain. McDonald's offeres salads as well as greasy lumps of cow flesh, why not get the springy leafy greens?

Alcohol- this is an easy one. IT'S LEGAL. Once you're 21 you can go to the bar and drinky drinky drunk. It's fun, it really does make for a good ending to a stressful work week, and you get a lot of funny stories and inside jokes from it. Alcaholics are just boozers who don't know when to quit. You know how often to drink, and what your limit is, and you're fine.

Tabacco is getting to be a big issue beause of the TRUTH campaign. Tobacco has been around for pretty much forever, but it is highly addictive. Nicotine is part poison, part addictive. And that's about it. And some manufacturers put some disgusting things in the cigarettes, like fibreglass in the filters. You smoke enough of that brand... and it's like smoking a car door.

Motor Car? Are you serious? The world is too big to travel by Llama or Horse anymore. Although if I had a Llama, i'd totally take it grocery shopping. "Ma'am, there's Llama spit on this, I want a discount!" ;)

Answer 3

Well, the government is to blame, they could just ban alcohol and tobacco, but they get far too much tax on it to bother banning it.

As for drugs and obesity, i think people need to be educated more when at school age, about how dangerous they can be!

as for the motor car...well, i think they are great!

Answer 4

Dear mustard......addictions are caused by spirits that attach to humans auras and therefore they are possessed with alcohol, tobacco, obesity. Acupuncture and prayer helps to get rid of those spirits. I know this explanation sounds weird but it is something I learn from experience. [e-mail]

Answer 5

"obsession with the motor car? keh? lol. whats the car got to do with it?

Addictions come from wanting to escape life's problems and inability to deal/ face up to life as it is and not the way we want it to be.

Answer 6

We are not. If only we were then maybe there wouldnt be so much around. People are typically obssesed( I think u meant obssesed and not possesed!) with themself and making money!!

Answer 7

The motor car? I thought it was t.v.!

Answer 8

motor car?? eh.. are you sure that you dont suffer from any of those problems that you have discribed above..

Answer 9

Because it destroys lives. We are a race that is all about saving lives.

Answer 10

get the tip MUSTERED CHRILI so set example and sell your two motors