I am lucky, I guess, in that I have had a core group of very close friends for almost all of my several decades on this planet. With them…I sugar coat nothing. I pull no punches. To do so would run counter to both who I am, and who they expect me to be. Further…I expect no less from them.

Anyone outside of my circle needs some time to get it… Or they don’t get inside.

My point being, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that behavior as long as it’s genuine, comes from a place of love, and isn’t just, “Look how edgy I can be”-type bullshit.

There are a lot of well documented cases of very successful creative types who fit that bill. That it came from your head, presumably, without a lot of effort is the point worth paying attention to. 😉

I think you have a gift, my friend…

Well that was certainly… Something.

Indeed. We’re the baddies, Hans…

Thank you for the correction!

Yeah… Probably nothing to do with the fact we’ve been fucking with them since we helped to overthrow their Shah…

Whelp… Now I’m going to have to go listen to Irresponsible Hate Anthem…

Hah! I appreciate the offer, my friend, and 23 year old me would likely have jumped at the opportunity… But these days, psychonautical adventuring is likely well behind me. 😁

I mean… No. I can honestly say, even at the worst I’ve ever been… And holy shit have I been bad… I’ve never even felt queasy eating edibles.