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A Survey of Programmers' Cannabis Usage, Perception, and Motivation

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Re: A Survey of Programmers' Cannabis Usage, Perception, and Motivation

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Post by pengaru »

flatiron wrote: post #15

I got my three kids desks for christmas. Put them down to bed for the night and smoke a little weed. I was shocked how I couldn’t follow ikea desk instructions. Got frustrated and decided to try again sober. I was super shocked the next day how easy it was to follow when sober.

I am super shocked by your apparent ignorance of such well-known effects from the drugs you're using. Especially at such a late stage in life, having multiple kids under your purview.

Maybe I'll just assume you were high when you wrote that comment.

Re: A Survey of Programmers' Cannabis Usage, Perception, and Motivation

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Post by gime_tree_fiddy »

TrippinTraveler wrote: post #58

Anecdotal but I'm a "programmer" at BigTech™ and smoke all day every day, and at this point I can't tell if it helps me or hinders me, but when you smoke all the time, most of these stories you are hearing about in the comments don't happen. At this point in my life, it's just a little "pick me up". It's by no means a micro dose as I probably smoke a gram or 2 a day. But when you live high it's a different kind of be…

Yeah, I've gone for 1-2 months long period of everyday, to cold turkey and haven't found much issues(even when going cold turkey, like no jonesing).

How do you define being addicted to it, what is your benchmark?

Re: A Survey of Programmers' Cannabis Usage, Perception, and Motivation

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Post by thewarrior »

Apocryphon wrote: post #141
PragmaticPulp wrote: post #134

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> highly productive mathematicians like Paul Erdos I think Paul Erdos' stimulant usage has been blown out of proportion. According to his biography, he took "10 to 20 milligrams of Benzedrine or Ritalin" ( https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/h/ho... ) which is, believe it or not, lower than a lot of people's commonly prescribed ADHD doses today. Erdos also published a lot of his best works before…

Jobs also took acid because he was in the generation where it was commonplace. Gates also did it, too. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bill-gates-once-coyly-defende...

And that generation was a powerhouse of business, innovation and culture. Counter culture laid the foundation for what we now call Silicon Valley.

Re: A Survey of Programmers' Cannabis Usage, Perception, and Motivation

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Post by chris_hk »

neveradmitmyid wrote: post #135

I've been a heavy, 1 oz. of Indica a week smoker for decades, while being an extremely productive lead and principal software engineer on dozens of highly visible tech products. I am part of a heavy smoking, high tech collective of startup and career research individuals from companies people use everyday. I start my day with a combination of THC and caffeine, which folds into a deep work and research focus lasting t…

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Re: A Survey of Programmers' Cannabis Usage, Perception, and Motivation

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Post by tra3 »

lambic wrote: post #66
tra3 wrote: post #35

I can't even focus/code after 1 beer. I can't imagine what cannabis would do.

In my twenties I did some of my best work after a few beers, as long as you define "best work" as "innovative code that works well but is mostly incomprehensible when you come back to it 6 months later"

This is a normal occurrence for me when I'm sober too :D

Re: A Survey of Programmers' Cannabis Usage, Perception, and Motivation

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Post by netizen-936824 »

gime_tree_fiddy wrote: post #182
TrippinTraveler wrote: post #58

Anecdotal but I'm a "programmer" at BigTech™ and smoke all day every day, and at this point I can't tell if it helps me or hinders me, but when you smoke all the time, most of these stories you are hearing about in the comments don't happen. At this point in my life, it's just a little "pick me up". It's by no means a micro dose as I probably smoke a gram or 2 a day. But when you live high it's a different kind of be…

Yeah, I've gone for 1-2 months long period of everyday, to cold turkey and haven't found much issues(even when going cold turkey, like no jonesing). How do you define being addicted to it, what is your benchmark?

The general benchmark for an addiction is whether or not the substance use interferes or causes issues in other parts of your life. Like continuing tobuse in the face of damaging side effects or damaging effects on one's interpersonal relationships.

Re: A Survey of Programmers' Cannabis Usage, Perception, and Motivation

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Post by bl4ckm0r3 »

Always enjoyed but in small amounts and weak power. If it's only coding i can definitely see good impact on my performance but having meetings really really bring out the worst side (boredom) of meetings. Small joint with a bit of hash and coffee is the breakfast of the champions!

Re: A Survey of Programmers' Cannabis Usage, Perception, and Motivation

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Post by frank_nitti »

criticaltinker wrote: post #112
TrippinTraveler wrote: post #58

Anecdotal but I'm a "programmer" at BigTech™ and smoke all day every day, and at this point I can't tell if it helps me or hinders me, but when you smoke all the time, most of these stories you are hearing about in the comments don't happen. At this point in my life, it's just a little "pick me up". It's by no means a micro dose as I probably smoke a gram or 2 a day. But when you live high it's a different kind of be…

Yeah the body quickly develops a tolerance when cannabis is used chronically. In stoner culture people talk about taking “T” breaks for this reason. Other people switch strains to try mitigating the effect. Smoking a gram or two would be enough to get a newbie high as hell for the entire day. For chronic users it’s more like a cup of coffee that wakes you up for the day. And in that respect, many chronic stoners are…

Personally, I much prefer the feeling of a THC high when I have a high tolerance. Been a daily smoker for 15+ years (with occasional breaks for other reasons) and one single toke still works wonders, and I never take more than a single puff in a session.

Smoking some potent bud after a long break can be unpleasant, like taking big cup of coffee having no tolerance to caffeine. More likely to experience the negatives like anxiety, paranoia and confusion. The only upsides of low THC tolerance are some more intense spells of nonsensical laughter and things like “munchies” which were novel and fun things as a kid experimenting with a group of friends.

But that is quite different from what I enjoy most about MJ as an adult, which is more akin to adult enjoyment of caffeine. A morning cup of black coffee feels great because I have a tolerance, not despite it.

Re: A Survey of Programmers' Cannabis Usage, Perception, and Motivation

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Post by mrtksn »

SauciestGNU wrote: post #164
mrtksn wrote: post #120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can usually tell from the smell

That was more true prior to legalization. Now with edibles and cartridges and vaporizers you might never know if the person you're talking to is zooted to Mars or not.

It's not right to assume that it's legalised everywhere.
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