>>584774I appreciate that you are at least polite about it. I can say it absolutely isn't any societal factor that made me dislike mind altering drugs (alcohol included), it was an experience of mine. Prior to my sophomore year of high school I was largely ambivalent towards drugs and alcohol, leaning towards the opinion of supporting them openly.
I used to be REALLY good at math. My freshman year of high school I was offered a full ride to MIT when I graduated high school. Unfortunately for me I also very much enjoyed soccer, and my sophomore year I suffered a horrible TBI and since have not been able to do any advanced math. I was out of soccer for fear of making the injury worse, and could no longer do math, so I was unable to do the two things I had devoted years to. After that, all mind altering substances lost any sort of appeal to me. I learned what it's like to have my mind drastically altered, and why would I purposely do that to myself? For better or for worse, I want to use and enjoy the mind I was born with.
Working at the pawn shop has only furthered my distaste for the stuff. While I realize I deal with the worst of the addicts, and that there are many successful people who do drugs, these people aren't as small a percentage of the population as people think. They're everywhere.
I don't care if people choose to use things to alter their minds, until other people get dragged into it. I have to deal with the collateral damage.
I will not try the stuff, both because I don't want to and because I'm unsure how it would affect my injured brain.
I understand where you're coming from, and I appreciate that you were honest and eloquent about it. I don't appreciate being called closed minded, but that's small in the scheme of things.
From the things I have seen and experienced, I just have to disagree with you.
