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WCDT: 2878-2882 (19-23 January 2015)
bhtooefr:
The other thing is that Tai's main drug is far less damaging than alcohol can be. (That's not to say that there aren't people whose lives have been fucked up while on marijuana, but how much of that is due to it being illegal, and the culture around it, rather than inherent characteristics of the drug? At the very least, the addiction mechanisms are very different and not as damaging.)
eschaton:
--- Quote from: Neko_Ali on 20 Jan 2015, 06:39 ---A difference between Tai being stoned and Faye being drunk is that Tai is the boss and has basically free reign at the library, where Faye was told directly the day before that being drunk at work is not acceptable. Tai doesn't go around hiding being impaired the way Faye has been either. I'm not saying Tai is any better for this. No matter what, being drunk or high at work is very irresponsible. The issue is that Faye broke the rules, and one of the big ones.
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Note, I'm not saying Faye being drunk at work is excusable from an employment standpoint. I'm saying that everyone is now convinced that Faye is an alcoholic because she shows up drunk for work one time. But no one thought that Tai had a drug problem despite being on something at work all the friggin time.
Mind you, as alluded upthread, I think Jeph is using Faye here to channel some of his own issues with drinking, so I know why he decided to make Faye's descent scary, but make Tai seem harmless. Still, I'm not sure why the rest of the cast (and the audience it seems) are personally treating the two so differently.
bhtooefr:
One thing is that Faye's descent has a history of depression and potentially suicidal thoughts, that we and the cast both know about.
Tai's drug use seems to be the "I go to a liberal arts school and party all the time" type, not as much trying to escape from mental issues. Then again, maybe it is.
BenRG:
--- Quote from: bhtooefr on 20 Jan 2015, 07:38 ---Tai's drug use seems to be the "I go to a liberal arts school and party all the time" type, not as much trying to escape from mental issues. Then again, maybe it is.
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Tai does have her own issues; she mentioned to either Marten or Dora that she was bullied for her sexual orientation at school and that left some behavioural scars. However, I don't think she has anything approaching the scale and severity of Faye's near-untreated condition.
Rusty:
For some reason reading this, the first thing I thought of was Fayes dad, and potentially her heading that way... But that seems dark for this
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