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Wow, I must be the most boring person on Earth. I don't drink, smoke, do drugs, or otherwise alter my consciousness or mood by way of substances, and yet I can

Wow, I must be the most boring person on Earth. I don't drink, smoke, do drugs, or otherwise alter my consciousness or mood by way of substances, and yet I can enjoy the 'little things' like the adrenaline rush when flooring it on a powerful car, or montane scenery, or the smells of a bakery. The way the comments here put it, it seems like people have got to get wasted/stoned before they are able to be remotely 'happy'...

bagacrap 3y ago
You were probably being ironic, but you're right. I've never found someone more interesting due to abstinence.
outime 3y ago
The way your comment puts it, it seems like people who cannot experiment happiness nor enjoy 'little things' just need to suck it up and just experience them naturally like you do. Now in a more serious way: everybody is different and many people tend to describe their life experiences as if they were universal. Turns out out perceptions are vastly different and therefore it’s up to the (informed) person to take over their life and do what’s necessary to not be miserable.
CogitoCogito 3y ago
I think it’s more just that some people have fun doing drugs and are irritated at the hoops they have to jump through to have that fun. I’m sure you can live without the smells of a bakery, but I presume you’d be irritated if you weren’t allowed to enjoy those smells.
itomato 3y ago
Cool. You will never know what you are missing by enjoying some cannabis and experiencing that bread like the being you truly are.
pixl97 3y ago
Ok, lets turn this around then. What if you're right and they actually have a chemical divergence that keeps them from being happy, or counter, your brain has a chemical divergence that keeps you far happier than them. Would this difference between you and them dictate your ability to deprive them from that happiness you have? "Sorry, you ain't got it, tough luck for you"
0xbadcafebee 3y ago
Not doing intoxicants doesn't make you boring. But a lot of people do drugs because they're bored.

bagacrap 3y ago

You were probably being ironic, but you're right. I've never found someone more interesting due to abstinence.

outime 3y ago

The way your comment puts it, it seems like people who cannot experiment happiness nor enjoy 'little things' just need to suck it up and just experience them naturally like you do. Now in a more serious way: everybody is different and many people tend to describe their life experiences as if they were universal. Turns out out perceptions are vastly different and therefore it’s up to the (informed) person to take over their life and do what’s necessary to not be miserable.

CogitoCogito 3y ago

I think it’s more just that some people have fun doing drugs and are irritated at the hoops they have to jump through to have that fun. I’m sure you can live without the smells of a bakery, but I presume you’d be irritated if you weren’t allowed to enjoy those smells.

itomato 3y ago

Cool. You will never know what you are missing by enjoying some cannabis and experiencing that bread like the being you truly are.

pixl97 3y ago

Ok, lets turn this around then. What if you're right and they actually have a chemical divergence that keeps them from being happy, or counter, your brain has a chemical divergence that keeps you far happier than them. Would this difference between you and them dictate your ability to deprive them from that happiness you have? "Sorry, you ain't got it, tough luck for you"

0xbadcafebee 3y ago

Not doing intoxicants doesn't make you boring. But a lot of people do drugs because they're bored.