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349 points pseudolus | 4 comments | 17 Dec 24 23:44 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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jimmar ◴[20 Dec 24 19:50 UTC] No.42474342[source]▶

My pet theory is that buying drugs requires a level of personal interaction that many young people now avoid.

zingababba ◴[20 Dec 24 20:30 UTC] No.42474734[source]▶

It's insanely easy to buy drugs online.

You still need crypto, no?

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musictubes ◴[21 Dec 24 01:34 UTC] No.42476814[source]▶

Nope. Don't even need the dark web. All you need is social media.

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I don't see anywhere how they actually buy the drug.

Or do teenagers get legal access to credit cards in the US ?

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1. sudosysgen ◴[21 Dec 24 02:29 UTC] No.42477062[source]▶

Teenagers can fairly easily have credit cards in the US and Canada. I had my first credit card at 15. They can also have debit cards from childhood.

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It’s not very common though.

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3. sudosysgen ◴[21 Dec 24 17:42 UTC] No.42481010[source]▶

In my experience it is nowadays. I'm Gen Z, by 14 all my friends had credit or debit cards.

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4. MikeRichardson ◴[21 Dec 24 18:53 UTC] No.42481433{3}[source]▶

Don't forget prepaid Visa/MasterCard too. (Maybe grandma still sends a $20 every birthday.)

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