Whats your opinion on Straight Edge?

Dan · September 12, 2016, 01:00:48 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on September 12, 2016, 01:55:20 AM

If you want to abstain from drugs, great. But you shouldn't use it as a way to look down on others and feel morally superior to them. Especially considering smoking a joint is about as harmful as eating a Big Mac.

Bad comparison. Cannabis is medicine.

September 12, 2016, 01:03:30 PM

Quote from: Dan on September 12, 2016, 01:00:48 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on September 12, 2016, 01:55:20 AM
If you want to abstain from drugs, great. But you shouldn't use it as a way to look down on others and feel morally superior to them. Especially considering smoking a joint is about as harmful as eating a Big Mac.
Bad comparison. Cannabis is medicine.

I've said it was a bad comparison twice in this thread. The point I was trying to make was that it shouldn't even be an issue in today's society and people who see it as some brain-damaging drug are living in the past.

Quote from: SecondClass on September 12, 2016, 02:06:34 AM

I guess it's not a fair comparison since Big Macs are riddled with GMOs, but the point is that smoking weed should be a borderline non-issue. If you overhear that your cousin smoked a bowl last weekend, it shouldn't be some huge topic of gossip that possibly leads to an intervention; it should be like hearing your cousin went to McDonalds or had a beer last weekend. No big deal on it's own, possibly an issue if they're doing it every single day.

Jim · September 12, 2016, 01:04:31 PM

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September 12, 2016, 01:05:49 PM

Quote from: Jim on September 12, 2016, 01:04:31 PM

I am straight edge and I think it makes me superior to most people.

Choke on it, class.

Whatever helps you feel important, man.

Aether · September 12, 2016, 01:09:48 PM

I'm sober these days but I will never be 'straight edge' as I don't need a label for being sober, plus I still want to have an ayahuasca trip.

Jim · September 12, 2016, 01:14:59 PM

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September 12, 2016, 01:15:47 PM

Quote from: Jim on September 12, 2016, 01:14:59 PM

Hehehe fuk labels dude I'm above them he hahaha

Yeah, this is a good thing.

Labelling yourself is just a way to make you feel special.

Verbatim · September 12, 2016, 01:23:25 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on September 12, 2016, 01:15:47 PM

Quote from: Jim on September 12, 2016, 01:14:59 PM
Hehehe fuk labels dude I'm above them he hahaha
Yeah, this is a good thing.

Labelling yourself is just a way to make you feel special.

it's also a quick and convenient way to describe different types of human behavior

"i'm straight-edge" > "i have a philosophical opposition to using drugs and drinking alcohol"

Jim · September 12, 2016, 01:23:25 PM

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September 12, 2016, 01:24:38 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on September 12, 2016, 01:23:25 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on September 12, 2016, 01:15:47 PM
Quote from: Jim on September 12, 2016, 01:14:59 PM
Hehehe fuk labels dude I'm above them he hahaha
Yeah, this is a good thing.

Labelling yourself is just a way to make you feel special.
it's also a quick and convenient way to describe different types of human behavior

"i'm straight-edge" > "i have a philosophical opposition to using drugs and drinking alcohol"

Which Demonic doesn't.

I just hate this "only edgy kids dont label themselves" meme

Jim · September 12, 2016, 01:28:21 PM

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Super Irish · September 12, 2016, 01:46:16 PM

Meh, whatever. It's not my choice, so why should I try to force it like some drug-pusher?

People with a "I'm better than you because... x" is a completely different thing altogether, and applies to anybody with any belief.

Turkey · September 12, 2016, 01:58:49 PM

People can live their lives however they want. Teetotalism is often a respectable conviction. I don't condone hard drugs and support moderation or abstaining from alcohol and smoking anyway.

Ender · September 12, 2016, 02:00:24 PM

I don't really care what people do to themselves in their own time tbh

Aether · September 12, 2016, 02:16:02 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on September 12, 2016, 01:15:47 PM

Quote from: Jim on September 12, 2016, 01:14:59 PM
Hehehe fuk labels dude I'm above them he hahaha
Yeah, this is a good thing.

Labelling yourself is just a way to make you feel special.

Labels are for practicality and convenience, they aren't inherently egotistical. Some people just use them that way.

I don't need to label myself for being sober simply because saying "I'm sober" should be enough.

Jim · September 12, 2016, 02:33:03 PM

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Naru · September 12, 2016, 02:45:27 PM

i like alcohol too much to let it go

snee0rp · September 12, 2016, 02:53:19 PM

I never encounter situations where doing any of those things is encouraged. No point in labeling myself.

Elai · September 12, 2016, 09:43:48 PM

most of the time theyre just huge pussies who are afraid to drink and smoke

but if you do it just because you think its a smart thing to do its admirable

Dietrich Six · September 12, 2016, 10:11:03 PM

I drink and I'm better than all of you