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An anonymous reader writes "On ebay people are paying real money to buy WoW gold... while some guy in Korea murdered another guy over a rare sword that existed only in an MMORPG. This essay looks at the way more and more people are failing to draw a distinction between their real and online lives and takes it to its logical, yet utterly insane, conclusion." Amusing, and with more than a few ounces of truth.
Yes, you abhor violence and rape, until you get hit by a bad hit and do something you would never physicall do otherwise. By the time it has been done, it would all seem like it was a dream, unreal, maybe you won't ever remember it again or your mind might deny its very existence for the rest of your life.
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I was just in a Youth Empowermemt camp with a french teenager who had sexually thing done to her at 6 years due to pot. She knows the guy on friendly terms today. He doesn't remember anything of it. She knows that he did it because of the dope that one time.
It ruined her life, she said.
You can live on the edge without knowing it. Putting poison and generally trippy stuff into your body, WILL affect you, even if you think you're invulnerable and strong. It only takes one time, to ruin somebody's life. Perhaps one of the most beautiful girls I've ever seen, feeling bad about herself since 6 years old.
You can play dice far into the game, but the chance is there you will trip and fall, fall out of grace. Ego says this happens to other people, in my experience, you gain much more by stop playing such games and finding games that enrich life fully.
Good post about stereoptypes otherwise. It's clear we should treat each others like unique human beings. Not just for the other person, but because it makes the world far more interesting for ourselves too.
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She came with this story as soon as somebody in the group mentioned the harmlessness of something as "household as pot". (Yes, I KNOW this will come..)
"It ruined my life". I will be reminded of this last sentence, since this was one of the moments in life, where you could actually touch the words in the air.
Nothing else matters. I'm doing yoga, breathing exercises and service that makes life high, healthier and interesting in so many more ways than stuffing your body with poison to experience the effects.
http://www.debunkingskeptics.com/
somehow i dont' belive that
otherwise to be a pro athleat in tip top shape you only need to excersise any given muscle for 2 hours a week to be the strongest? bullshit, please prove that.
health relates to strength as longevity relates to horsepower.
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No power in the 'verse can stop me