[Feel free to ignore] unlimited navkat rave/music thread

[DECI4]

And don't burden your conscience with the fact that you, as a consumer of cocaine, are directly responsible for the deaths of Mexicans. I mean, not only are they in another country but they're not even white, so it's not like you're killing REAL people, right?

Americas war on drugs are responsible for the deaths of Mexicans. Apply your humorously naive logic to some other things Americans, and perhaps even you consume and you might not be so self-righteous after all.

[East Coast Hustle]

Oh, and that stuff you snort in Seattle? That's barely cocaine at all. But hey, enjoy your Levamisol!

As if the levimisol cut is confined to Seattle.  Also I find the subtle flavoring it imparts to be quite pleasant.

Of course not. It's just that in other places, they cut cocaine with levamisol. In Seattle they cut baby laxative with levamisol and call it cocaine. And then the asshole hipsters and the bros from the suburbs pretend they're high and talk shit about the white trash tweekers as though there were a difference.

[East Coast Hustle]

And don't burden your conscience with the fact that you, as a consumer of cocaine, are directly responsible for the deaths of Mexicans. I mean, not only are they in another country but they're not even white, so it's not like you're killing REAL people, right?

Americas war on drugs are responsible for the deaths of Mexicans. Apply your humorously naive logic to some other things Americans, and perhaps even you consume and you might not be so self-righteous after all.

Awesome point, bro.

you know, if I was in America.

[DECI4]

And don't burden your conscience with the fact that you, as a consumer of cocaine, are directly responsible for the deaths of Mexicans. I mean, not only are they in another country but they're not even white, so it's not like you're killing REAL people, right?

Americas war on drugs are responsible for the deaths of Mexicans. Apply your humorously naive logic to some other things Americans, and perhaps even you consume and you might not be so self-righteous after all.

Awesome point, bro.

you know, if I was in America.

Where you at bro?

[DECI4]

Oh, and that stuff you snort in Seattle? That's barely cocaine at all. But hey, enjoy your Levamisol!

As if the levimisol cut is confined to Seattle.  Also I find the subtle flavoring it imparts to be quite pleasant.

Of course not. It's just that in other places, they cut cocaine with levamisol. In Seattle they cut baby laxative with levamisol and call it cocaine. And then the asshole hipsters and the bros from the suburbs pretend they're high and talk shit about the white trash tweekers as though there were a difference.

I know Seattle is a small town in the grand scheme of things but its pretty unlikely that I would know your friends.

[East Coast Hustle]

It's reasonably likely that we know some people in common, but I've honestly only ever liked one person I've met from that particular island.

And, sadly, he turned into a tweeker.

[navkat]

Dude, that's that flesh-eating shit, right?

Tinfoil hat time: every so often, something in me goes "would The Government or some other authoritative body put shit in the drugs on purpose to achieve some diabolical, malevolent end" and then I realize: "Silly girl! You don't have to imagine some crazy conspiracy! People are already putting shit in the drugs for profit!"

[AFK]

There is a documented case of a woman contracting flesh-eating bacteria from injecting "bath salts".  Which is really weird because most people who are using "bath salts" are snorting or smoking them, not injecting them. 

But that stuff is really bad news.  Experienced junkies are going on record to say it is bad shit that everyone should stay far the fuck away from. 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Dude, that's that flesh-eating shit, right?

Tinfoil hat time: every so often, something in me goes "would The Government or some other authoritative body put shit in the drugs on purpose to achieve some diabolical, malevolent end" and then I realize: "Silly girl! You don't have to imagine some crazy conspiracy! People are already putting shit in the drugs for profit!"

Profit is already pretty much the only conspiracy you need.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

The Raver "culture".  Hmm.  Manifestos.  High-minded ideas based on taking e and dancing til your knees explode.  Tribal images.

It sounds - to me - like a Pentacostal Church, only with dirty clothes.  Now, I'm not saying that people shouldn't rave...What you do to get your kicks is YOUR business, not mine.  But to elevate it to a religion of some kind, or a movement, just strikes me as more primate wiring.  Every primate needs a tribe, and sooner or later, they'll find one.

Fuck that noise.  You wanna dance?  Then just fucking dance.  There's no need to wrap it up in "revolution" or anything like that.  That, to my mind, would cheapen the experience of just going out and having fun.  Remember fun?  It's that stuff you used to have before you started worrying so much.  And as I've said, when primates worry, they go looking for a tribe/religion/movement.

But we aren't just primates, Navkat, we're superior mutants.  We don't NEED to believe in glorious causes that don't exist.  We can just shut up and dance LIKE HELL!

This has been your daily moment of clarity.  You may now return to peeing on trees to mark your territory.

[East Coast Hustle]

Dude, that's that flesh-eating shit, right?

Tinfoil hat time: every so often, something in me goes "would The Government or some other authoritative body put shit in the drugs on purpose to achieve some diabolical, malevolent end" and then I realize: "Silly girl! You don't have to imagine some crazy conspiracy! People are already putting shit in the drugs for profit!"

Nope, it's a cattle de-worming drug that has become the favorite cutting agent for cocaine distributors. Less noticeable in terms of flavor and appearance than other cuts, doesn't affect the burn-off temperature as much so you can fool people into thinking they're getting better coke than they actually are, and it can cause agranulocytosis, which is a horrifying and potentially fatal imune system crash.

[Slurrealist]

The rave was revolutionary...speaking from the musical point of view.

[navkat]

The rave was revolutionary...speaking from the musical point of view.

Dude, don't even get started here. It's like eating a bowl of metal spikes with a side of glass while listening to the sound of chalkboard robins screetching outside your window.

I'm glad I got to see the bits I did:  it re-booted my head for awhile and made me question things a little more closely instead of being happy to accept what society had chosen for me. Maybe it was just a vehicle for that which I was always capable but I'm glad it was there.

Also: people need people.

[East Coast Hustle]

The rave was revolutionary...speaking from the musical point of view.

Please explain how raves were revolutionary in a musical sense.

I mean, given that the music at raves is all stuff that has already been recorded elsewhere. And given that mixing/scratching/turntablism were already well-established in the hip-hop scene. Raves not only brought nothing new to the table, musically speaking, but their entire existence is predicated on the music being predictable.

ETA: And there's nothing wrong with that, but it's the exact opposite of revolutionary.

[minuspace]

Dude, that's that flesh-eating shit, right?

I remember reading a shipment of cola to France once got infected w staph...  It actually started eating-off people's faces...