barneypiccolo

Yeah, the energy boost seems to be the primary attraction of coke. Back then i was a runner and weightlifter, and always had plenty of energy pumping through me. I didn't need that boost. I still don't, which is why i don't have an attraction to energy drinks either.

I did understand that another effect of cocaine was a sense of supreme self-confidence, which i didn't need either. Not that I'm that confident anyway (or wasn't back then), but drug-induced self-confidence wasn't something i valued. I took my confidence from my accomplishments, and my ability to i teract with people. I wasn't the life of the party, but i always had friends and relationships that were satisfying.

I suppose coke provides advantages i don't need, while weed does. Alcohol has more of a numbing effect, which can be helpful if you are trying to supress bad stuff. I dont have that problem, either, or at least i have better ways of dealing with it.

When the government is invading peoples' homes, ENORMOUSLY increasing the chances of death for all participants, there is absolutely NO room for mistakes. They need to be 100% perfect, 100% of the time. And when they aren't, they need to be held accountable. No excuses are acceptable.

A handful of posts from judgemental people is not "everyone." Spend a day anywhere, and count the headphones/ earbuds you see, and clearly there are a lot of people on my side. They are literally EVERYWHERE.

I remember when i got my first Walkman player in the early 80s, when they were brand-new. I was shocked at the nasty looks I'd get from people in the mall, just for wearing headphones. Apparently, I have to be fully prepared at all times to hear some grand pronouncement from some stranger. Apparently, after 50 years, those nasty old biddies still exist. News flash: I care more about my music/ podcast/ audiobook than ANY opinion you have.

Headphones/ Ear Buds are more popular than ever, accept it.

It's two separate things. It doesn't have to be one or the other, they can have both.

I rhink its a great idea. Having a chest full of ribbons to represent a career of saving lives (instead of taking them) is inspiring to others, especially people who are new in the career, or considering it.

I would have hoped that getting some measure of justice for herself, even if it was just exposing those monsters to the world, would have helped her cope, but i guess not. At least she made the Queen believe, so she died with her son knowing that his mother was aware of his sick perversions.

I feel terrible for her children. I wish her love for them could have pushed the intrusive thoughts aside, but eventually the thoughts won. I suspect children are the only thing keeping many of us alive.

I work a lot of college events for my job, and recently had two girls in front of me, and one said to the other "Dude, I'm gonna get you so blackout drunk this weekend!"

I did a lot of drinking in college, too, but i never wanted to get blackout drunk, and I'm a guy. Who would take care of me, make sure i was safe? The others around me who are also drinking hard? It's a thousand times more dangerous for a girl.

One of the biggest successes of the Conservative Propaganda Machine is that while sowing insane conspiracy theories, they have simultaneously made people dismiss conspiracy theories in general. That allows them to get away with ACTUAL conspiracies, and silence critics by disparaging them for spreading "conspiracy theories."

Some conspiracies do exist, and those who are part of them ALWAYS deny them.

People wear headphones doing lots of activities far more dangerous than driving, like running down the street, yet nobody considers that dangerous.

Buncha old ladies in this thread.

Ever hear people say they don't trust atheists because without God, they have no moral compass?

Well, I don't trust people whose only reason to not rape, pillage, and plunder is because they believe in a fairy tale that says they'll burn in Hell if they submit to their dark fantasies. That's a person who is inherently bad, but resisting it, and ine day, they may stop resisting. I prefer people who are inherently good, and dont need fear motivation to behave properly in society.

No, he was already rich and famous, before all this (although he was always a bit loopy).

If anything, all this political and Nazi nonsense has whittled away at his fame and acceptance, and each time he opens his mouth, he loses far more fans than he gains, and the fans he gains are poor quality ones.

As for the money, he was already a billionaire, which is fairly difficult to lose once you have it. He has lost some of the endorsement deals that made him wealthy in the first place, but those are gone, so he isn't stacking up cash any longer, just draining it. Its just that with billions to start with, it will take a while for it to get low enough to feel it.

Bottom line: Every time he pulls a stunt like this, its a net loss for him, not a gain.

Last month, West made a video featuring him posing in a diamond-encrusted swastika necklace next to infamous white supremacist Nick Fuentes.

I have a good friend who is a jeweler, and loves getting an expensive custom job, which this had to be. You dont just pick up a "diamond-encrusted swastika" at Jared. I wondered what my buddy would do if he was offered such a commission.

And I realized that he'd take it, not because his politics (or musical taste) are in alignment, but I know that he would say "If he wants to pay me a ridiculous amount of money to help him make an idiot of himself in front of the entire world, who am I to deny him?"

That defines the daily drinker, but a person who only indulges occasionally, but always gets hammered on those occasions, has a serious problem with alcohol as well. That's a person who can't control it, and lack of control is a problem.