• Re: New to this

    From Meghan Fitzgerald@21:1/242 to boraxman on Monday, August 11, 2025 09:43:26
    Adept wrote to boraxman <=-

    Experimenting would be trying new hobbies, joining groups, societies, finding what you like. Just smoking weed, getting drunk and doing drugs though...

    On the other hand, drinking with friends in frats is a time-honored tradition for getting ahead.

    (I don't think it has worked _quite_ like that in sororities)

    That said, I had a flatmate who was in school, and with whom I drank, and somehow that turned into starting a winery.

    (If I'm going to be pedantic, I'd also point out that we literally _never_ got drunk doing this, so it's probably _technically_ closer to "trying new hobbies" than "getting drunk", but I feel as though that ruins the entertainment value, so would be fine if people pretend this paragraph doesn't exist.)

    Not that this means I disagree with your statement. I'm just prone to some amount of being contrary because of my brain always trying to find flaws in data and arguments.

    Well, its not like I haven't gotten drunk with friends! But I have
    seen people overdo it.

    I may have been a little forceful with my statement. I'm not a
    teetotaler, and I'm not even 100% opposed to experimenting with a psychedelic or two. I don't even think these are things for your
    College days only. In fact, I think they should be done when you are
    MORE mature, more responsible, and around other people who are able to
    keep things in check. That may or may not be when you are a late
    teen, but either way, it should be done in moderation. You're
    establishing your habits here, so establish good ones. These "student activists" often change their views later on. They "Grow out of it",
    which means it was immature to begin with, and therefore, a dead end.

    I think for me, its more opposition to this idea that you have this
    "one stage" where you can do this or that, and be silly, then you're suppoesd to "straighten up" and become a tool. There should be a
    happy medium where you are always open to new experiences and change,
    but instead of trying to ball it all up and go crazy for a few years,
    you maintain a low level of openeess throughout your entire life.

    Hope that makes sense.

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