The "What Are You Doing This Moment" Thread

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Everyone here is a fucking potato.

@CiG @Slammed @arg @no country for old wainds @Blurry_Dreams

 

[Sophii]

@CiG @Slammed @arg @no country for old wainds @Blurry_Dreams

The gangs all here

 

[EternalMetal]

sorry dude but that's some scared straight bullshit, i dont know any potheads who are paranoid or loopy. That's some tweaker/crackhead shit. It clearly fucks with your psychical health(i already told you i know of some dude who has a fucking gas tank because he smoked so much weed and i know plenty of other dudes who have breathing issues because of it, myself included) and slows a lot of dudes down mentally. A bunch of my friends are basically ADD'd out now beacuse of that shit. Paranoia would be the last thing i'd use to describe them

Oh, so smoking fucks up the lungs? No kidding. Ive seen more psychological issues among long term potheads though, and there have been recent studies that can corroborate my personal experiences. In my experience, long term potheads are slow of mind and casually paranoid. ADD'd out sounds about right, but if you question them, they are always extra worried about either law enforcement or extreme politics, or other things that are a bit on the fringe. It could be a coincidence, but im inclined to doubt it. ADD and paranoia are friends when you can't focus on reality.

All the paranoid/loopy potheads I've ever known were either already not all there to begin with, or were on other shit besides the weed. What I've experienced much more is my friends who started heavily using weed became more and more boring. They became mumbling zombified dipshits, they used to have great conversations and then they just turned into potatoes.

It's kind of hard to say, but psych studies have shown that daily pot use can lead to symptoms such as delusional or paranoid thoughts. Maybe your wierdo teenage friends would have been a little less weird if they had not smoked so much pot? As for the boring aspect, yea, ive seen that a bit, and lack of motivation is another observed effect of daily pot abuse. Are those friends still 'zombified dipshits' when sober, or are they just constantly high?

Most of them used to skateboard too but gradually that took a back seat to "chill sesh's" and shit. Only a tiny minority of my weedhead mates are still fun to be around.

There are so many broken wrists and ankles and concussions that can be tolerated before one realizes sitting back and watching a tv show might also be enjoyable. idk, skateboarding? That's kind of a kids sport. Im the last person in my friend circle to usually say this, but in my 30s (like I know you also are), im too old for such a dangerous hobby. Though perhaps your friends are still deadbeats with no career or trade of real purpose and just drift? idk, I still think skateboarding is one of those fun hobbies you enjoy when young. Or do you realistically expect your non-sponsored 16 year old friend from childhood to want to kickflip a 10 set in his 30s?

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Oh, so smoking fucks up the lungs? No kidding. Ive seen more psychological issues among long term potheads though, and there have been recent studies that can corroborate my personal experiences. In my experience, long term potheads are slow of mind and casually paranoid. ADD'd out sounds about right, but if you question them, they are always extra worried about either law enforcement or extreme politics, or other things that are a bit on the fringe. It could be a coincidence, but im inclined to doubt it. ADD and paranoia are friends when you can't focus on reality.

Well yea, i told you it fucks up your lungs and breathing system just last year and you seemed to heave a hard time believing it.

And i dont see how not being able to hold on to a train of thought and paranoia relate. Like i said, the people i now are usually so stoned most of the time that paranoia is literally the last thing that can be attached to them. And trust me, i have grown up surrounded by stoners for my whole life.

And maybe you need to not pay attention to that Reefer Madness/"long time studies" nonsense since there literally are no long time studies on weed as most health physicians have already admitted ... the same dudes that say today they're not sure what the long time health effects of weed are since there never have been any true "long time studies" of pot. I think you're better off asking the dudes who have been surrounded with marijuana smoke for most of their lives. Paranoia has absolutely nothing to do with weed, and anyone who has been around weed for most of their lives will tell you the same thing.

 

[Sophii]

Skateboarding a kids sport? That shit is an art and a culture of in itself.

I'd rather people smoke pot than doped up on meth, which is incredibly common where I'm from.

 

[CiG]

Are those friends still 'zombified dipshits' when sober, or are they just constantly high?

Every now and then I'll bump into them or spontaneously catch up with them and they're not so bad, it's usually because local dealers are dry. When that happens they tend to hit the beers and they're way more interesting to be around. It's really hard to know when they are or aren't using and I don't say anything or ask because I'm not a killjoy cunt.

My closest buddy is addicted to booze and for a long time he had weed abuse issues too, but unlike most of my mates he is the opposite, booze makes him depressed, boring, not talkative, lazy etc and weed makes him imaginative, creative, amusing, talkative, and funnily enough he goes on long movie binges. He stopped watching movies altogether when boozing (he's been sober like 3 months now) and that was sad because he got me into movies, he got me into metal too, he introduced me to so much stuff, but then alcoholism killed his drive to do anything and I swear we didn't discuss movies and music like usual for easily over a year.

I get really fucking angry when people's drive and passion is destroyed by substance abuses, fucking sucks.

There are so many broken wrists and ankles and concussions that can be tolerated before one realizes sitting back and watching a tv show might also be enjoyable. idk, skateboarding? That's kind of a kids sport. Im the last person in my friend circle to usually say this, but in my 30s (like I know you also are), im too old for such a dangerous hobby. Though perhaps your friends are still deadbeats with no career or trade of real purpose and just drift? idk, I still think skateboarding is one of those fun hobbies you enjoy when young. Or do you realistically expect your non-sponsored 16 year old friend from childhood to want to kickflip a 10 set in his 30s?

I'd be a hypocrite if I disagreed because I stopped skating myself in my mid-20's.

But for me it wasn't the injuries or being around deadbeats that killed my interest, it was being a legit grown-up and having to run from security or police for skateboarding a spot. Nothing puts life into perspective quite like skating a spot with people between the ages of 14 and 30 and being chased by security guards who are younger than you. A lot of my skateboarding mates are deadbeats, or damn near close to it. Most do manual labour dead end jobs and skated on the weekend, some had legit careers and used skating on the weekend to blow off steam, others were unemployed or "free spirit" types. Without being too cliche, it really is a culture that attracts all types.

Most of it is just fun though, nobody was really trying to kickflip 10 sets lmao. Though I do have friends that are amateur sponsored etc, also weedheads.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

as a near lifelong pot smoker myself, i can say without a doubt that CIGs initial statement is 100% correct and Eternals outdated ReeferMadess "paranoia" nonsense is about as far from the truth as it gets. Crackheads and tweakers are paranoid, potheads are the exact opposite .. unless maybe its their first time taking a drag or something.

I'd rather people smoke pot than doped up on meth.

for sure. Tweakers/crackheads are the worst.

 

[CiG]

ADD'd out sounds about right, but if you question them, they are always extra worried about either law enforcement or extreme politics, or other things that are a bit on the fringe. It could be a coincidence, but im inclined to doubt it. ADD and paranoia are friends when you can't focus on reality.

...hate to be a poor sport but it seems like you're saying potheads being worried about getting in trouble with the law is the same as digging a bunker after smoking some weed because you want to prepare for aliens nuking the planet from orbit. <---that's paranoia, being worried about Officer Jim-Bob smelling weed on your clothes and searching your car is quite a different thing, no?

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

pretty sure anyone who's doing anything "illegal" doesnt want to run into cops. The only dudes ive ever seen get paranoid when smoking are dudes who are trying it for the first time.

 

[EternalMetal]

Whatever guys, my dad was a dealer so I know a lot of old school long term potheads, and paranoia about life in general seems to be one of those constants among them. Though I also don't know if those "friends" did heavier drugs before settling on pot, but that is almost always the case (how do you know how heavily into drugs your friends truly are?). Im speaking my real world experience, not one from 50's propaganda. Your experience may be different, kudos Tech. I don't want to run into cops, but some of the older potheads I know are more paranoid about it than normal. It could just be the constant smell of the whole thing making mountains, but nevertheless it is something I see in them.

Though my father apparently also used to deal meth as well, so my experience with "just potheads" could be jaded. Like I said, hard to tell with druggies.

ut for me it wasn't the injuries or being around deadbeats that killed my interest, it was being a legit grown-up and having to run from security or police for skateboarding a spot. Nothing puts life into perspective quite like skating a spot with people between the ages of 14 and 30 and being chased by security guards who are younger than you. A lot of my skateboarding mates are deadbeats, or damn near close to it. Most do manual labour dead end jobs and skated on the weekend, some had legit careers and used skating on the weekend to blow off steam, others were unemployed or "free spirit" types. Without being too cliche, it really is a culture that attracts all types.

Sounds like kids having fun. Don't get me wrong, I used to skate as well and love it. But it really is a hobby to be loved when young rather than old. Sure, Tony Hawk and even Bam Margera still skate, but other than the big names, who skates past their 30s other than deadbeats who havent yet grown up/got kicked out of their home? People with lives acknowledge the danger and usually either quit or go low key enough to not even "skate". Unlike metal shows, im sure that skateparks and skate spots are filled with kids rather than 30+ guys just wanting to have a good time. Exceptions exist, but reality says skating is for kids.

 

[CiG]

Whatever guys, my dad was a dealer so I know a lot of old school long term potheads, and paranoia about life in general seems to be one of those constants among them.

The question is, how much does belonging to a subculture that essentially constitutes a culture of criminality contribute to this so-called paranoia you speak of? If you're an old head you might be more paranoid because you came up under a police force way more brutal and biased against weed smokers, and so on.

Sounds like kids having fun. Don't get me wrong, I used to skate as well and love it. But it really is a hobby to be loved when young rather than old. Sure, Tony Hawk and even Bam Margera still skate, but other than the big names, who skates past their 30s other than deadbeats who havent yet grown up/got kicked out of their home? People with lives acknowledge the danger and usually either quit or go low key enough to not even "skate". Unlike metal shows, im sure that skateparks and skate spots are filled with kids rather than 30+ guys just wanting to have a good time. Exceptions exist, but reality says skating is for kids.

Shitloads of 30+ people still skate, the nature of the skating itself is usually what changes. Most 30+ skaters I know abandon hard skating, rolling through cities and tracking down crazy gaps etc. They usually start to get into bowls and ramps, or street skateparks that have a nice flow. I think you're being slightly irrational here, or simply speaking out of ignorance. For one, skateboarding hasn't even been popular long enough to truly test its longevity. I'd say roughly half of everybody I've known through skating still skate, but like I said the nature of the skating changes with age (like with any physical hobby eg sports).

 

[Krow]

I haven’t witnessed an adult skateboard in person in years. Fuck, only dui cases even ride bikes ‘round these parts.

not sure if it’s just a regional thing but reality is it’s really hilly here and you can’t exactly “go” anywhere without a vehicle.

 

[CiG]

Don't you live in the woods and take hallucinogens every night? Surprised you even know your own name.

 

[EternalMetal]

The question is, how much does belonging to a subculture that essentially constitutes a culture of criminality contribute to this so-called paranoia you speak of? If you're an old head you might be more paranoid because you came up under a police force way more brutal and biased against weed smokers, and so on.

idk where the paranoia comes from, perhaps one or the other? I just know that most old pot smokers I know are kinda paranoid and flighty in one way or another. Maybe the ones you know aren't. I don't care enough to argue the point.

Shitloads of 30+ people still skate, the nature of the skating itself is usually what changes. Most 30+ skaters I know abandon hard skating, rolling through cities and tracking down crazy gaps etc. They usually start to get into bowls and ramps, or street skateparks that have a nice flow. I think you're being slightly irrational here, or simply speaking out of ignorance. For one, skateboarding hasn't even been popular long enough to truly test its longevity. I'd say roughly half of everybody I've known through skating still skate, but like I said the nature of the skating changes with age (like with any physical hobby eg sports).

Yea, im generalizing. Im willing to bet that most people get out of skating entirely by 30+ though. You seem to hang out with skate bums all day, why don't you still skate?

 

[CiG]

idk where the paranoia comes from, perhaps one or the other? I just know that most old pot smokers I know are kinda paranoid and flighty in one way or another. Maybe the ones you know aren't. I don't care enough to argue the point.

I don't know any old pot smokers at all so whatevs. I'm just curious about whether it's due to the "war on drugs" and whether it's the drug itself.

You seem to hang out with skate bums all day, why don't you still skate?

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

got out of bed and cant go back to sleep. About to heat up some mint tea

Whatever guys, my dad was a dealer so I know a lot of old school long term potheads, and paranoia about life in general seems to be one of those constants among them ... some of the older potheads I know are more paranoid about it than normal.

sorry dude, but im going to have either call this a lie or tell you again that if you have really been around potheads growing up then you would know that paranoia is not associated with long time smokers at all. It's literally the last thing you can attach to them. Those dudes were probably all dopers.

I don't know any old pot smokers at all so whatevs. I'm just curious about whether it's due to the "war on drugs" and whether it's the drug itself.



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i think Eternals been smoking some laced shit that has him 'noid.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

And as far as skaters go.... obviously younger cats and teens are more into it but you'll definitely see quite a few older OG skaters in the Los Angeles area. Grimy as dudes too who look like they just did a bid.

 

[CiG]

i think Eternals been smoking some laced shit that has him 'noid.

He's probably tweaking, because on the last page I told him why I lost interest in skating yet he asks me why I stopped, and I never once said I "hang out with skate bums all day" lmao. By that logic, he must hang out with senile old paranoid tweaking bums all day.

Can't tell if he's intentionally trying to be a passive-aggressive dickhead or he's just a bit slow.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

lol probably the latter. And i dont blame him since he seems to be on that good shit. But yeah i like Eternal, he's one of the most well mannered pricks i know. Dont think he was taking a shot at you there. My boys just on his toes right now ... sitting next to his front door with the uzi ...

 

[CiG]