@alisynthesis @kevin @thompsonize @flockofnazguls I gave up, in order, hard drugs, cigarettes, and alcohol; but kept weed, caffeine, occasional but resolutely non-micro psychedelics, Nintendo, weirdly diverse music tastes, chaotic yoga, love for regular folks' art, being better at the internet than most people, and a supposedly paradoxical blend of cynicism and hope. Feels like a more sustainable version of the same basic vibes. We were right to not trust those [gestures broadly] fuckers though