I& #39;m much more conservative about things now precisely bc I wasn& #39;t when I was younger

I dropped out of college, pretty impulsively

I tried basically every drug I could find & used RCs extensively (tbh prob got some irreversible brain damage)

I learned a ton, but at great cost https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1380710334860828672">https://twitter.com/pee_zombi...

it may be a bit hypocritical to practice what I preach, but is not the point of making mistakes to help others learn from your experience? without the next generation doing something different, no progress will be made

I don& #39;t regret my path. but it could have gone better.

I made so many unforced errors, wasted so much effort on the wrong things, hurt my self in stupid ways for stupid reasons. many of my. mistakes didn& #39;t lead to insights much more useful than "don& #39;t do that again dumbass"

but it& #39;s difficult to figure this out in advance

i ended up in a great place, in much better shape than I could have, and p great life position, relatively speaking, while many of my friends did not. I watched them drop out and lead dead end lives, burn out on their personal quests, fry their brains on psychedelics, permanently

life is a minefield; those that make it through have a responsibility to yell back to those just starting to cross about where the biggest dangers are, to guide them through a safe path, should they desire to choose it

everyone should be free to choose, but you need the option