Originally posted by: Rob9874
Originally posted by: 40Hands
Originally posted by: Rob9874
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: Rob9874
Originally posted by: alien42
i have had plenty of friends who smoked pot every day for years (more like 5 years and up) and there is nothing wrong with them. they hold good jobs, live normal lives and are still more intelligent than your avg person.
I don't mean to be an a-hole, but what kind of jobs do they have? Salaried professional jobs (engineer, etc), or hourly positions? And does their intelligence extend beyond quoting liberal propaganda, legaleze about legalizing marijuana, and quoting Nietzsche Hunter Thompson, Kerouac, and Timothy Leary? In my experience, that sums up the pot smokers I know.
i know recreational drug users that are business execs, programmers, engineers, lawyers, physicists, a few that work on wall street.....
so yea people smoke and do just fine, in reality its no different then drinking other then the Govt made it illegal
The way I see it is, in reality it's an illegal drug that society associates (right or wrong) with losers. I think whether you smoke or not says alot about your character. But then, I'm very judgemental.
Who cares what society associates something with. Society as a whole is pretty stupid IMO.
What exactly does it say about your character? I don't think it has anything to do with your character. Don't play into stereotypes.
To me (and I won't apologize for my opinion), it just doesn't tell me that you have a very high moral character. More than likely (and I don't want to take the time to find out if you're the exception), it says that you don't have your life together. It says that your interests are in getting a manufactured high, which is usually exhibited in people of low-economic, low-education, or low-social status (which includes alcohol, cigarettes, gambling, or any other methods of acheiving a high). I'm sure it's possible for some to do drugs, or be an alcoholic, and maintain a "normal" life, but I'm speaking generally (you might call it stereotypes).
Like it or not, you will be judged by societal steroetypes your whole life. If I see a huge guy wearing a biker jacket, with a shaved head, tattoos, and a long goatee walking towards me on the sidewalk, I'm not going to look him in the eye, in fear of making him angry. Now, I know it's possible he's a sweet teddy bear, but most poeple who look like that are pretty mean and tough, so I have to assume he is too. If he is really nice, I would have to ask him why he wants to look mean, and have people judge him like that. Sure, his answer could be, "Because stereotypes suck, and I'm showing that you can look like this and be nice." But I think that is cutting off your nose to spite your face. The reality is, people are going to think of you differently. Now you're thinking, "Well, those are the a-holes I don't want to associate with anyway!" And that's probably the case, which is why most biker guys hang out with other biker guys, and why pot smokers hang out with other pot smokers. You want to justify your actions, and associate with those who accept you, despite your actions. Some day you'll want a job, or will meet your girlfriends parents, or will need something from an average member of the evil insitution you call "society", and you'll regret whatever it is you did to rebel against society. My finacee's brother is covered in tattoos. He said, "I don't give a fvck what people think about me." Until he needed a job. Now he's got a baby on the way, and makes $10/hr, because no one will hire him. Real smart. If society is so stupid, why not tell everyone you meet that you smoke pot? Because you don't want them to think less of you.
I don't know if any of this makes sense. I just started typing without thought. Sorry.