Man, day two was way better for me. Seriously. Chk Chk Chk were such a massive discovery—I’d actually never even heard of them before this, but now I’m a huge fan. I was jumping around like crazy, just pure, unadulterated energy...
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If you’re wondering how to absolutely wreck the event of the year, the answer is simple. Welcome to the USA !!!!
A total damn disaster. I bought my ticket two days early and ended up with this fluorescent orange wristband. I walk up and see a line stretching 20 meters deep—about a 45-minute wait just to get to the cashier. And the kicker? You have to buy vouchers for drinks first. You pay your cash, get a scrap of paper telling you how much you spent, and then you join *another* 40-meter line for an hour just to actually get your drink.
I mean, hellooo, how hard is it to set up a booth, have a cashier with a register who actually gives you change and a receipt, and then have ten people behind them pouring the drinks? It would be 100x faster.
And don't even get me started on the trash cans—they were practically non-existent. At first, I was being polite and looking for one, but then I started scanning the area and realized there's nothing.
They had bands with the exact same sound playing on different stages at the same freaking time.
Then comes the final blow when I'm heading home after the second Sonic Youth set. Apparently, you aren't allowed to take the wristband off. They’re going to be checking everyone rigorously tomorrow, and if they see it’s been taped back together, you're barred from entry. The girl selling tickets basically tells me that since it's the last night and tons of people do it, she's getting screwed over by it, so I should go ask someone else. Right on cue, some girl with AAA accreditation walks up. Honestly, I regret not asking her for her ID and name. I explain the situation—that I’m working tomorrow, I've got a massive meeting with business partners from Austria, and I can't show up looking like I've been tampering with my wristband. She rudely snaps back that I clearly haven't been to any festivals abroad. I tell her I have, and that at weekend festivals, they have systems in place. During the week, you just cut the band at the exit and give you a different color for the next day. Her response? She says I have three options: either pay for $117 again, wear a huge watch over it, or just wear long sleeves.
Haaaaaalooooo !!!!! Unbelievable nerve. I seriously hope this is the last festival in the US because we simply don't deserve anything better than this. Shameful, shameful, SHAMEFUL!!!
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p.s. I'm not gonna stop on this forum, I'm seeing this through to the end....
Sonic Youth was great, and New York Dolls sounded awesome too, though I only caught them by flying from one stage to the other.
A total damn disaster. I bought my ticket two days early and ended up with this fluorescent orange wristband. I walk up and see a line stretching 20 meters deep—about a 45-minute wait just to get to the cashier. And the kicker? You have to buy vouchers for drinks first. You pay your cash, get a scrap of paper telling you how much you spent, and then you join *another* 40-meter line for an hour just to actually get your drink.
I mean, hellooo, how hard is it to set up a booth, have a cashier with a register who actually gives you change and a receipt, and then have ten people behind them pouring the drinks? It would be 100x faster.
And don't even get me started on the trash cans—they were practically non-existent. At first, I was being polite and looking for one, but then I started scanning the area and realized there's nothing.
They had bands with the exact same sound playing on different stages at the same freaking time.
Then comes the final blow when I'm heading home after the second Sonic Youth set. Apparently, you aren't allowed to take the wristband off. They’re going to be checking everyone rigorously tomorrow, and if they see it’s been taped back together, you're barred from entry. The girl selling tickets basically tells me that since it's the last night and tons of people do it, she's getting screwed over by it, so I should go ask someone else. Right on cue, some girl with AAA accreditation walks up. Honestly, I regret not asking her for her ID and name. I explain the situation—that I’m working tomorrow, I've got a massive meeting with business partners from Austria, and I can't show up looking like I've been tampering with my wristband. She rudely snaps back that I clearly haven't been to any festivals abroad. I tell her I have, and that at weekend festivals, they have systems in place. During the week, you just cut the band at the exit and give you a different color for the next day. Her response? She says I have three options: either pay for $117 again, wear a huge watch over it, or just wear long sleeves.
Haaaaaalooooo !!!!! Unbelievable nerve. I seriously hope this is the last festival in the US because we simply don't deserve anything better than this. Shameful, shameful, SHAMEFUL!!!
👎 👎 👎 👎 👎 👎 👎
p.s. I'm not gonna stop on this forum, I'm seeing this through to the end....
Sonic Youth was great, and New York Dolls sounded awesome too, though I only caught them by flying from one stage to the other.
Is drug use still a taboo subject in the USA?
in Health ·
Absolute disaster 👎 I’m already seeing two wannabe psychology students who ran a "study" and somehow stumbled upon these incredibly "innovative" findings. Honestly, my heart just goes out to the kids who are going to be under a microscope because some clueless parents read this garbage and decide they need to crack down just because they watch South Park.
I seriously don't get how they aren't embarrassed to be presenting this kind of nonsense—especially with the CDC backing it up.
Sure, there might be some vague hints—like, maybe people hitting up techno raves use more amphetamines than kids singing in church choirs—but if you want actual scientific proof, you need a damn rigorous study, not just a random assumption. Besides, I get the feeling there's less ecstasy at a warehouse rave these days than there is being peddled on street corners. So, this whole thing where they generalize and stigmatize an entire social group as being prone to drugs or specific substances is totally 🤮
I seriously don't get how they aren't embarrassed to be presenting this kind of nonsense—especially with the CDC backing it up.
Sure, there might be some vague hints—like, maybe people hitting up techno raves use more amphetamines than kids singing in church choirs—but if you want actual scientific proof, you need a damn rigorous study, not just a random assumption. Besides, I get the feeling there's less ecstasy at a warehouse rave these days than there is being peddled on street corners. So, this whole thing where they generalize and stigmatize an entire social group as being prone to drugs or specific substances is totally 🤮
Is drug use still a taboo subject in the USA?
in Health ·
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Look, it's not even the same thing. The people you're talking about are straight-up criminals, whereas the ones I’m bringing up are actually sick. You'd only be making a valid point if they were handing out drugs to dealers instead of addicts—and I mean under controlled conditions, too. There's a massive difference there.
And don't even get me started on how it's funded. You really think they're just burning through cash? Man, the government has enough drug money flowing in to bury us all.
Look, it's not even the same thing. The people you're talking about are straight-up criminals, whereas the ones I’m bringing up are actually sick. You'd only be making a valid point if they were handing out drugs to dealers instead of addicts—and I mean under controlled conditions, too. There's a massive difference there.
And don't even get me started on how it's funded. You really think they're just burning through cash? Man, the government has enough drug money flowing in to bury us all.
Is drug use still a taboo subject in the USA?
in Health ·
I haven't had a chance to read through all the posts yet, so please, let me know if I start repeating myself.
I’ve always been totally fascinated by the Swiss model. Back in 1990, Switzerland had one of the highest rates of registered addicts out there—and you won't believe what the government actually did about it. They started handing out heroin to addicts. Seriously. They opened up centers where people could use under medical supervision. And the result? The black market for heroin just evaporated. RIP to the smugglers! I mean, why would an addict pay $100 a pop for a gram when the state is giving it to them for free? Another huge plus is that crime linked to drug use basically vanished. Just look at things here in the States—every other day someone’s breaking into a convenience store, robbing a betting parlor, or snatching a purse... it's constant. Third thing: overdose deaths pretty much stopped because everyone is injecting in those supervised centers under a doctor's eye. Fourthly, the number of addicts dropped by 80% by 2005 because using drugs wasn't "cool" anymore—it was treated like the actual disease it is. Part of the reason is that these centers worked systematically with users to help them kick the habit. I don't know how they handle other drugs in Switzerland, but I saw this on TV and was honestly floored by how deep they went into the issue and how much they actually achieved.
Around here, the people in charge of these issues definitely know about this model, but I don't think there's any actual will to do it. Why would there be? Everyone from the cops to the doctors is getting their own little cut from the sales.
I’ve always been totally fascinated by the Swiss model. Back in 1990, Switzerland had one of the highest rates of registered addicts out there—and you won't believe what the government actually did about it. They started handing out heroin to addicts. Seriously. They opened up centers where people could use under medical supervision. And the result? The black market for heroin just evaporated. RIP to the smugglers! I mean, why would an addict pay $100 a pop for a gram when the state is giving it to them for free? Another huge plus is that crime linked to drug use basically vanished. Just look at things here in the States—every other day someone’s breaking into a convenience store, robbing a betting parlor, or snatching a purse... it's constant. Third thing: overdose deaths pretty much stopped because everyone is injecting in those supervised centers under a doctor's eye. Fourthly, the number of addicts dropped by 80% by 2005 because using drugs wasn't "cool" anymore—it was treated like the actual disease it is. Part of the reason is that these centers worked systematically with users to help them kick the habit. I don't know how they handle other drugs in Switzerland, but I saw this on TV and was honestly floored by how deep they went into the issue and how much they actually achieved.
Around here, the people in charge of these issues definitely know about this model, but I don't think there's any actual will to do it. Why would there be? Everyone from the cops to the doctors is getting their own little cut from the sales.
Downswing" Syndrome?
in Psychology ·
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This is just straight-up horrific. It’s honestly a disgrace how we dump all this cash into wars while kids are out there going hungry.
Downswing" Syndrome?
in Psychology ·
Spot on! Honestly, though—I’ve had a front-row seat to that "crash" you're talking about, and it hit us right where it hurts: our own kid. My baby was born with a heart defect that our "brilliant" doctors at Clairmont completely missed. They started treating her for sepsis, then metabolic issues, and they nearly killed her. Seriously. They actually called us into the hospital because she was dying. She had grade 3 brain hemorrhages, internal bleeding in her bladder, her kidneys were failing, and her liver was starting to give out because the heart defect meant blood wasn't reaching the lower half of her body. We were racing around like absolute maniacs, replaying every mistake in our heads, even calling a priest just so she could at least be baptized. And that’s when it happened—that "click" that flipped our entire world upside down. I wasn't a believer, but my wife is. Right after that baptism in the ICU, literally thirty minutes later, her kidney kicked back in and she started stabilizing. It didn't get easier, obviously—she caught fungal sepsis because her immune system was shot, then fungal pneumonia from the ventilator, plus this nasty bacterium from the breathing tube. Despite all that, our little fighter—with an aorta only 1mm wide (babies are supposed to have 1cm!)—managed to beat the infection and sepsis just enough to be ready for surgery in Austria. When we were heading off for the procedure, one doctor at Clairmont—one out of five who actually bothered to talk to us—told us straight up that God really does exist, because from a medical standpoint, our child was basically gone during that baptism, and her recovery was nothing short of a miracle. She had the surgery at 52 days old. The prognosis for her heart was good, but everyone kept warning us about the long-term effects from the brain bleeding. Fast forward to today: our girl is 20 months old and she isn't just healthy, she's freaking brilliant. She counts to fourteen, knows her shapes, and talks a mile a minute. A total joy! I felt like I had to write this so you guys see the hell we went through—and I didn't even mention the stuff those local doctors pulled on us (everything from shaking us down for money to one resident telling me, when I asked why the baby sounded so bad, "just focus on keeping your wife alive so you can have more kids"). Once we survived all that, we made a pact: screw the bigger house, screw designer brands, and screw trying to keep up with the Joneses. Now, every Friday, we ditch the city and head out to the countryside to be in nature with the kids and just soak up every second. We grab some food at a local corner store and call it a day—forget the fancy restaurants. We're happy. We refuse to let the rat race and the obsession with "stuff" pull us away from what matters, which is loving our neighbors and everyone else. And I’m telling you, since we changed our lives, everything has opened up for us. Looking back, it feels like I wasn't even living before; I was just chasing status symbols. To loop back to the original post, I truly believe—just like the OP—that a trip to the hospital can force you back to real values. I’ve even thought that once my kids are older and start begging for PlayStations, iPhones, or high-end PCs, I’ll round them up and take them for a walk through a hospital ward. Then, we can go play badminton on Cromwell, run through the fields, or play hide-and-seek. There is no greater wealth than time spent with your family...