The existence of dopamine killers like phone scrolling does not erase from the point; two wrongs don’t make a right. If you tell a beautiful woman that you love her and add a “but” to the sentence, then you don’t love her. The defense of the allegedly ‘lesser’ substances like alcohol and marijuana often centers on community and trust building as well as so-called ‘joy’; all of this is an illusion. The answer I get time and time again is that people don’t ‘need’ these doses and could stop if needed. Leo Glasgow Leo Glasgow '26 is an Opinion Columnist and a student in the College of Arts & Sciences.

Source: Daily Sun April 07, 2026 20:17 UTC