Not tomorrow either. Flashing that in front of me doesn't mean I'm tipping you for grabbing a donut 6feet away from you and putting it in a bag. That's literally your job. Charge me the amount it costs for the item and your labor don't try to prey on my charitabilty. I use those feelings to distribute the limited extra I have to give to research for sick kids, educational charities, housing initiatives, and anti-gun lobbyists. Fuck if you're anywhere near those categories donut slinger. Tell your boss to fuck himself for even putting that shit in front of customers.

[–] dingus@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a weed smoker for something like 25 years who has spent his time doing a lot of studying of the science because I understand that it is not an inert substance, and I know its affecting my health long-term somehow...

I've seen the studies that have shown specific strains have more to do with different "highs" than whether it is indica or sativa (nevermind that there is no such thing as a true indica anymore.), do you have any idea how I feel when some fucking twentysomething starts telling me about the (bogus) differences between sativa and indica and expects me to give a shit when all I care about is potency.

Like sorry, you're not getting a tip for knowing less than me, some bum off the street, about the stuff I'm putting in my body.

[–] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pure indicas no longer exist? And strains are more important?

Would love to read more if you could point me in the right direction.

[–] dingus@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You really, really wouldn't want to smoke a pure indica, imo. I've smoked an actual indica and it was mostly stem and tasted like dirt. It has not had the selective breeding that has produced big, oily buds that people love to smoke.

It's honestly a lot like corn before it was selectively bred by humans for thousands of years versus modern corn. Imagine that the modern corn is a modern weed bud, and compare that to what nature gave us...

Here's a good scientific study on it:

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0133292

From the Abstract:

Using 14,031 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) genotyped in 81 marijuana and 43 hemp samples, we show that marijuana and hemp are significantly differentiated at a genome-wide level, demonstrating that the distinction between these populations is not limited to genes underlying THC production. We find a moderate correlation between the genetic structure of marijuana strains and their reported C. sativa and C. indica ancestry and show that marijuana strain names often do not reflect a meaningful genetic identity. We also provide evidence that hemp is genetically more similar to C. indica type marijuana than to C. sativa strains.

That last bit from the abstract is the money quote on Indica. Real Indicas are closer to hemp, and hemp hasn't been selectively bred for flavor and getting high. So a "real" Indica is going to be a lot like smoking.... hemp.

Anyway, long story short is that individual strains and the chemical combinations therein have more influence over the high you get than the idea that they're "sativa" or "indica."

Here's an article with a short interview with Sean Myles, who was involved in and credited with this study.

https://slate.com/technology/2019/04/indica-sativa-difference-cannabis-weed-science.html

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You seem really mad at the person behind the counter, perhaps instead consider being mad at the millionaires and billionaires in charge that decided to make it this way.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Not mad at them, just not impressed enough to pay beyond the asking price. I don't have a sense of guilt or obligation about it. When possible I would urge people to choose jobs that pay fairly and don't support this awful system. I fully understand that's easier said then done (I've been there myself). I don't even really blame the millionaires. We all have at least a touch of greed in us, some more than others, and any system that allows this to get to crazy proportions will foster this kind of nonsense. The answer isn't to just make Millionaires feel bad until they stop this - that's not going to happen. The answer is legislation that recognizes that tip culture is wrong on so many levels, that most of the world manages to keep it in check and that in the US laws are needed to curb this insanity. In the meantime, people are able to swing culture shifts and it's up to all of us to start saying enough is enough to tip culture and as much as possible spend our money at places that aren't capitalizing on charity to pay their employees. Recognize the racism and sexism in this practice and treat it like the dirty thing it is.