| jonathan |
05.13.2011 01:36 PM |
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Originally Posted by kinnikpasswordforgetter
ever read about the first lsd freaks? they really did believe that it was literally a gateway to god. a cult formed and they went around preaching about it.
then people end up hacking their own arms off in closets.
a girl apparently did that at Philip K. Dick's house.
personally i think 'a scanner darkly' should be required reading for any young idiot who thinks drugs are so 'fucking crazy dude' and that they're going to be a pyschonautic rock star because mommys not around to enforce the taboo. of course if you dare speak negatively about the last refuges of a dying culture you're seen as somehow stealing everyones right to thought free enjoyment. they don't call them mongs for nothing.
i just got sick of these people puking on my couch and subjecting me to their boring incoherent ramblings. i wanted things to get WEIRD but usually with drugs they just get NORMAL but in a really absurd and amplified way. like concerns like money watching stupid shit on tv take on a holy import. what a joke. noones making any art or doing anything other than making stupid plans that they won't remember once the conversation is finished.
it seems humans are unable to learn their lessons about drugs. thats something that i rail against and that i always felt betrayed by. that my culture, or whatever it means to be part of some sort of culture, is fundamentally unable to transmit the truth about these substances. its just generation after generation of good people getting their lives literally destroyed by drugs. artists again and again being swallowed up by the same cliche. it shows up how all the pretensions of punk and art culture amounted to exactly jack shit. they failed completely. just a bunch of posing and macho nihilist hedonics. fuck that. learn some basic fucking neuro chemistry and shut your mouth about your experiences that you can only narrate with words like 'wow' and 'mad' and 'fucking stoned' and 'heavy'. i already opened the doors of perception, and all that was on the other side was a joint.
you are instead told to 'shut up' if you dont preach on behalf of the cult of 'enjoyment'. meanwhile everyones hurtling towards brain damage and psychosis because they've got to prove how 'cool' they are and brag about their experiences like getting high is some sort of mystical accomplishment.
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Most (if not every) culture has used drugs to some extent, so to relativize drug use as something fundamentally unique to this culture is a bit of a stretch. I'm not saying I disagree with what you're saying. I have also been recently liberated from the throws of excess, and I'm a much better person for it. That doesn't mean I don't take a hit of some weed every once in a while, or have a beer, but it's all about priorities and moderation. You're overlooking the anti-drug cultural hegemony that is totally blown out of proportion and tells horrendous half-truths about these drugs and their inherent risks.
I definitely agree, all drugs are risky when used excessively. I think honest drug information is exactly what is needed because a well-educated population is one that (theoretically) can make smart choices. I'm a little fucked up by my excessive weed use, I think, if not for all the years I spent listening to the Soft Machine in my room by myself, bowl in hand. I know people that have developed some anxiety issues that they're fairly certain are related to their weed use. I'm pretty sure I have as well. Regardless, had I used weed moderately (twice a week at the very most), I think I would be in a much better position. Same goes for booze. Hallucinageons are a different deal. Really, only certain people can use them successfully. I happen to be one of those people. I'm relatively stable and had overall positive experiences with them. At the same time, I never used them excessively (except salvia) so maybe I'm not one to talk.
The bottom line. Do your research. Know yourself. Moderation. |
