tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967533318309432575.post3129120559141465898..comments2023-07-27T08:20:32.742-07:00Comments on Scram Web - An EVE Online Blog: You are not Cool: Drug Users Playing EVEAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12266160412251006850noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967533318309432575.post-53453632528000222082011-11-04T01:14:14.473-07:002011-11-04T01:14:14.473-07:00Maybe it's my status as "20-something&quo...Maybe it's my status as "20-something", but that seems a fair bit oversimplified to me. On the one hand, (many) drugs are dangerous and have a high potential for misuse, and it's true I suppose that you could call it a waste in that, other than feelings, you don't really get anything out of taking them.<br /><br />On the other hand, a lot of things are dangerous and have high potential for misuse, also don't really give you anything but whatever feeling (accomplishment, adrenaline rush, etc.) you get from the activity, and yet we accept those much more readily. My riding dirt bikes for example has a pretty high potential to hurt me (and often does - one shoulder has been a bit loose for years now after I landed on it), and aside from momentary excitement and a fairly minimal amount of exercise as far as sports go, does nothing for my life but use up money. Occasional hunting is much the same, minus exercise (I only shoot pest animals, so no food).<br /><br />I guess I don't specifically disagree in that people doing anything just to be cool probably aren't taking any involved risks seriously, and maybe people who talk about it a lot are more likely than others to be doing it for that reason, but at the same time I can't really judge them more than anyone else who does something dangerous for fun. If I were to die of an overdose (I don't personally take drugs because it just doesn't interest me, but as an example) I don't think that would really represent anything more stupid than if I died in a hang gliding accident (haven't tried that either).<br /><br />To some people, the reward is worth the risk, to others it's not. Some might go about it stupidly, as with anything in life, but I know people in their 60's who still take drugs, and others who have died in perfectly socially acceptable yet dangerous activities they happened to enjoy (does anyone on a motorcycle not have a close call eventually?) so ultimately I think it comes down to the way you approach it and just plain luck more than anything being inherently wrong with taking a risk. Certainly to be quite so general in grouping people seems a bit overzealous, for whatever that's worth, even if I can see how it would be tempting after a bad personal experience with it.Westerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08054352139873137294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967533318309432575.post-11397155335085280812011-11-03T19:44:04.914-07:002011-11-03T19:44:04.914-07:00Your V8 musclecar friend sounds exactly like my bu...Your V8 musclecar friend sounds exactly like my buddy Louis... Glad my story inspired you, and yeah... Fuck cocaine !!!!Benoit CozmikR5 Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344632862155047695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967533318309432575.post-73099426602915101812011-11-03T13:52:30.177-07:002011-11-03T13:52:30.177-07:00Good call friendGood call friendTuschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02940133897280582472noreply@blogger.com