• Dozzi92@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Gateway to what? Harder cookies? A double shot of espresso? They’re definitely drugs, but I think to call them a gateway isn’t so accurate.

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      4 days ago

      “Gateway” is subjective, but sugar is certainly the first substance people encounter that influences cognitive behavior. Consume this thing and feel this way.

      Of course that doesn’t mean you’re going to go and shoot up some heroin, but both are certainly “addictive”.