Comments | pedigoa: Go Straight Ahead

pedigoa

Go Straight Ahead

Sep 08, 2006 00:17

I had a discussion with a colleague tonight about my lifestyle. This discussion was spurred by my admission that I'm now abstaining from the consumption of caffeinated drinks. I wanted to perhaps get some feedback on the topic. Is Straight Edge dogmatic? Is the pursuit of an ideal that has a set of central tenets equivalent to the narcotic ( Read more... )

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elgel September 10 2006, 15:24:40 UTC

I support everything you just said! I just recently made the choices that you have been making for a while now and I am very happy with myself and how I feel in result. I am trying to understand the caffeine aspect of this though, can you explain that a little more? I think the only caffeinated drink I consume is coffee but I am open minded about erasing that. Also how long have you been living this way, are any of your reasons political, do you get confronted about your lifestyle often, how have you seen changes in yourself as a result of this lifestyle?

pedigoa September 10 2006, 20:55:12 UTC

Wow, I feel like I'm being interviewed by USA Today or something. My choice not to eat meat is somewhat political, I guess. I just don't see why I should eat animals when I don't have to, you know? I can survive just fine without being the cause of death for things that are alive and sentient. I decided not to drink caffeine because it's a drug. It's a stimulant. I never really liked coffee. I do like soda that's caffeinated, but I've decided I'll just get the caffeine free version or if that's not available at any particular time, get something else entirely. I haven't drunk alcohol since the summer of 2002. I've never smoked or done any drugs other than over the counter pain relievers. I used to get a lot of shit about not drinking, but now that Straight Edge is so popular, it's not so common anymore. I haven't seen any changes, really, but I just feel better. I feel better knowing that I'm always in control of myself, never influenced by foreign substances. Drunk people do a lot of shitty things and then blame it on ( ... )

elgel September 11 2006, 17:44:02 UTC

Do you not eat fish either??

pedigoa September 11 2006, 19:45:42 UTC

Nope, no fish.