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My little brother was straight edge and Sonic Youth used to be his favorite band. Then he started smoking weed. Now he's fat and ugly and listens to shitty music.
I'm not straight edge, I like a beer now and then, but it has been my observation that kids who get into pot around here really go downhill.
My little brother used to play guitar, and he would have got really good at it. Now he picks it up and he can barely play a G.
My friend Mike is a senior art major and ever since he quit smoking pot he's become much better at playing guitar, songwriting, and art.
The idea of straight edge is really poignant to me. Saying "I'm strong, I don't need drugs or alcohol to deal with my problems or to entertain myself. I am creative, intelligent, and I want to experience the world as it is, I don't want my perception warped and twisted by drugs because if I do, I might miss something." The problem though is that a lot of young impressionable kids don't understand that. They just start listening to Minor Threat and think "oh man, this is cool" and say they are straight edge without really thinking about what exactly it means. The kids just follow trends and also easily turn into potheads and smackheads. Atleast that is the trend around here.
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