Subj : Re: New to this
To   : boraxman
From : Meghan Fitzgerald
Date : Mon Aug 11 2025 09:43:26

 > -=> Adept wrote to boraxman <=-
 > 
 >  bo> Experimenting would be trying new hobbies, joining groups, societies,
 >  bo> finding what you like.  Just smoking weed, getting drunk and doing
 >  bo> drugs though...
 > 
 >  Ad> On the other hand, drinking with friends in frats is a time-honored
 >  Ad> tradition for getting ahead.
 > 
 >  Ad> (I don't think it has worked _quite_ like that in sororities)
 > 
 >  Ad> That said, I had a flatmate who was in school, and with whom I drank,
 >  Ad> and somehow that turned into starting a winery.
 > 
 >  Ad> (If I'm going to be pedantic, I'd also point out that we literally
 >  Ad> _never_ got drunk doing this, so it's probably _technically_ closer to
 >  Ad> "trying new hobbies" than "getting drunk", but I feel as though that
 >  Ad> ruins the entertainment value, so would be fine if people pretend this
 >  Ad> paragraph doesn't exist.)
 > 
 >  Ad> Not that this means I disagree with your statement. I'm just prone to
 >  Ad> some amount of being contrary because of my brain always trying to find
 >  Ad> 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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Good advice. I never drank alcohol as a young person and was in my 40s when I
tried my first beer. I liked it but never tried it again. I never smoked,
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about this stuff many years back.
Meg
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