20s were ok. 30s were pretty rough. 40s are so much better.

Coke turns nice people into narcissistic jerks, and narcissistic jerks into miserable fucking assholes. I hate it.

I'm pretty sure I've seen this profile before. I live in Chicago and I'm positive he's on OKC as well. Tool.

No. He can speak to intersectional issues which affect everyone who is marginalized in a patriarchal culture, and of course about issues facing gay men, but he's full of shit on this one and he needs to STFU.

Yep. Certain drugs are associated with a specific set of qualities. People want to have those qualities. Of course, you don't have to be a marketing genius to sell something that's addictive and/or makes you feel good.

I've read some really interesting studies on the social stratification of drug use and it is viral marketing in its purest form.

Speaking as someone who's been around a lot of people on coke, I don't think it boosts your social skills. It makes you think you have better social skills than you do. It may make you more outgoing and open to doing different things, but I've found people on coke tend to be really unpleasant. They talk a mile a…

I went to college in the midwest too. Heroin was very big in the gay community, as were all the club drugs.

I dunno...I've known people to get pretty fucked up on coke. But it's still not as bad as meth or heroin.

Yeah, weed can fuck up your life. I think it's less likely to fuck it up than any other drug, but it can happen, for sure.

Ugh...that shit can really fuck people up too. It's one thing to do it a few times a year, but habitual use can cause chronic serotonin loss. Who will be fine, and who will develop permanent clinical depression is a crap shoot.

I avoided that scene like the plague, but I knew enough people who were in it through a friend/partner/band member. It was so sad and such a waste. I got really tired of hearing people say "yeah but he/she/I can handle it."

I never had any close friends on it, but I knew quite a few people in the wider circle who did it. I saw a lot of people get really messed up. Some didn't make it.

The 90s was more about heroin. It was sad.

Have you ever had the apple slices from McDonald's. They taste like pure chemicals. I don't know what they fuck they preserve them with, but I'm pretty sure they're not better for you than french fries.

This is very true.

Yes, but you can use your words and say "I can't talk about this right now because I need some time and space to process it."

Some PR agency is about to make a shitload of money. Hope it hits you where it hurts, Guido. Right in the pocket! (Also the nads.)

they don't mind per se but get really creepy about what they leap to assume is a "sure thing" sex-wise.