In moderation has eased itself into the lexicon of all polite conversation when your trying to get someone to stop doing a bad thing, but you don’t want to scare them with the prospect of totally stopping yet.

  • Drinking… in moderation
  • Smoking… in moderation
  • Recreational Drugs… in moderation

Or when it comes from people in authority it just means “I’m not ready to have this fight, so I’ll just say in moderation as a catch all so you wont get mad at me”

  • jet@hackertalks.comOP
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    2 days ago

    But not for a second did I want them to stop completely.

    Interesting, why not?

    • remon@ani.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      edit-2
      2 days ago

      Because I still wanted to hang out with them and people that don’t drink at all are usually boring and obnoxious.

      • mental_block@lemmy.wtf
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        15 hours ago

        Ugh Don’t you just hate it when my friends lose their vices and try to be better. Ugh they get so annoying and boring. Why do I even hang out with them. They keep trying to rub it in everyone’s faces. /s

        It really does become a crutch though… which sucks since there comes a point where your muscles get weak. I say ditch those instruments and live as golden gods. But in moderation :)