• jordanlund@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    I just don’t buy that there’s a market for bootleg chocolate…

    (opens coat) “Heyyyy, uh, can I interest you in a Hershey bar? Maybe some Twix?”

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          1 hour ago

          I didn’t buy any, on a list of things I’d not buy from a guy down the pub, meat is high on the list! My memory is hazy, but I think they were pork chops.

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        9 hours ago

        I remember addicts coming through the hood to sell steaks, laundry detergent, anything to chase the proverbial dragon, rabbit, etc.

        It would be a huge ROI for society to actually address issues causing addiction and the ills that go with it, but it’s not fast, flashy, or serving the right agendas, unlike the illicit drug market, prison and military industrial complexes, and unlivable wages. And that’s why the illicit drug trade, unaffordable pregnancies, and human trafficking aren’t meaningfully addressed.