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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

life is meant to be enjoyed.

I cannot fault anyone who seeks to be high/drunk/drugged up all the time. it's their fucking life. sure it's a watse, and sure it is foolish, but what difference does it make anyways?

Can you fault the person who loves to skydive and dies in an accident at age 30? their skydiving did nothing to improve life for anyone, it did nothing to benefit mankind.

Frankly, if I was idly rich I would spend my entire life reading, drawing and painting,a nd listening to music. some people choose to spend their lives drunk. or choose to spedn their lives high. they live with their decisions.

well i think skydiving is stupid, but yeah, everyone has their choices. if people want to self-castrate for a life of marijuana smoke, yeah, it's their choice. i won't deny them. but i'll have my opinions-- like i have one about skydiving.

my experience with weed has been like this, and i think it's very similar to what other have experienced.

first time: "i feel nothing" followed by utter disorientation & paranoia

second time, and various times afterward: like looking at the world for the first time, luminous, rich with detail, the opening of the mind's eye, a river of creativity, but without focus-- great inspiration, but difficulty executing

afterwards: habituation, dulling of the luminous experience, psychological dependence, slowing of the mind, diminishment in personal grooming, and INABILITY TO COPE WITH STRESS.

life can be stressful, but the pothead prefers to sit in a cozy spot rather than face the music.

at this point you either wake up & realize you can't continue the habit, or you rationalize your habit with shit like "oh, i didn't REALLY want to do great things after all", & continue living a medicated life.