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Bachelor of Arts (Multimedia) with honours and a Diploma of Education in Arts here. I was high quite often. Though you wouldn't call it an addiction, and I fou

Bachelor of Arts (Multimedia) with honours and a Diploma of Education in Arts here. I was high quite often. Though you wouldn't call it an addiction, and I found having a session before sitting down to create a piece helped the creative process. Earning big dollars now. Thanks.

moralestapia 5y ago
Good for you. If you read what I wrote, I said I saw "no correlation". For every guy that used drugs and was very talented I had another one who was clean and on par. I had guys who were regular drug users told me that they liked to work clean and then smoke a joint afterwards to chill. I know you're trying to push you viewpoint but there's really not much to discuss. Perhaps it works for you, but if you look at the whole picture, there is no correlation.
- King-Aaron 5y ago
  To be fair, it was more your distinction of 'drug addict or not' which I'm commenting on, which is pretty revealing of your opinion on people who take a drug.
  - moralestapia 5y ago
    ??? I don't understand. Drug addicts DO exist. And they have a hard time landing jobs because of that. If anything, I helped them and allowed them to have the same opportunity as others without those issues. And they performed well, so I don't see the issue, honestly.
    - King-Aaron 5y ago
      > I don't understand. From your initial post, you come across as thinking people either 'don't use drugs' or are a 'drug addict', with no middle ground.
      - moralestapia 5y ago
        That's what you wanted to read there. So it would fit within your history or whatever baggage you're carrying; none of which is my problem, and I mean that with sympathy. You need to stop projecting onto others. I'll rewrite my initial post with more detail and clariry, I hope: • I've had a few "artsy" startups in the past. • Because of this, I have employed about 200 people in creative roles. • Some of these people had issues with drug abuse, as they straight up told me or came out on background checks. • (Bonus) Since I am a super nice guy :), I gave them a pass on that and a chance to perform. This, in stark contrast with 95% of similar businesses which just had probably smiled them goodbye and then ghosted them. • I found out that there was no difference in the amount of "creativity", to put it that way, between the drug addicts compared to people who were not. • Since I think this is an interesting insight, I decide to share it here. • Somehow, that's a bad thing for some. I guess you can't please everybody, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
        King-Aaron 5y ago
        You just appear to have a moral superiority complex, in the sense that to you people are either "clean" or an "addict", you feel you are doing people some kind of favour for "giving them a chance", and assuming that I have some kind of emotional baggage. Quite the opposite, I'm afraid. Though I'm clearly not the only person here that picked up on your comments, so I'm going to leave it at that.
        moralestapia 5y ago
        >"clean" or an "addict" Those adjectives are correct. >I'm clearly not the only person here that picked up on your comments Thanks for noticing! I act on principle, not on popularity, so that's irrelevant.
        King-Aaron 5y ago
        Wow.
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moralestapia 5y ago

Good for you. If you read what I wrote, I said I saw "no correlation". For every guy that used drugs and was very talented I had another one who was clean and on par. I had guys who were regular drug users told me that they liked to work clean and then smoke a joint afterwards to chill. I know you're trying to push you viewpoint but there's really not much to discuss. Perhaps it works for you, but if you look at the whole picture, there is no correlation.

King-Aaron 5y ago
To be fair, it was more your distinction of 'drug addict or not' which I'm commenting on, which is pretty revealing of your opinion on people who take a drug.
- moralestapia 5y ago
  ??? I don't understand. Drug addicts DO exist. And they have a hard time landing jobs because of that. If anything, I helped them and allowed them to have the same opportunity as others without those issues. And they performed well, so I don't see the issue, honestly.
  - King-Aaron 5y ago
    > I don't understand. From your initial post, you come across as thinking people either 'don't use drugs' or are a 'drug addict', with no middle ground.
    - moralestapia 5y ago
      That's what you wanted to read there. So it would fit within your history or whatever baggage you're carrying; none of which is my problem, and I mean that with sympathy. You need to stop projecting onto others. I'll rewrite my initial post with more detail and clariry, I hope: • I've had a few "artsy" startups in the past. • Because of this, I have employed about 200 people in creative roles. • Some of these people had issues with drug abuse, as they straight up told me or came out on background checks. • (Bonus) Since I am a super nice guy :), I gave them a pass on that and a chance to perform. This, in stark contrast with 95% of similar businesses which just had probably smiled them goodbye and then ghosted them. • I found out that there was no difference in the amount of "creativity", to put it that way, between the drug addicts compared to people who were not. • Since I think this is an interesting insight, I decide to share it here. • Somehow, that's a bad thing for some. I guess you can't please everybody, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
      - King-Aaron 5y ago
        You just appear to have a moral superiority complex, in the sense that to you people are either "clean" or an "addict", you feel you are doing people some kind of favour for "giving them a chance", and assuming that I have some kind of emotional baggage. Quite the opposite, I'm afraid. Though I'm clearly not the only person here that picked up on your comments, so I'm going to leave it at that.
        moralestapia 5y ago
        >"clean" or an "addict" Those adjectives are correct. >I'm clearly not the only person here that picked up on your comments Thanks for noticing! I act on principle, not on popularity, so that's irrelevant.
        King-Aaron 5y ago
        Wow.
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