i'm straight edge and vegan and all that stuff because the only thing you have power over is yourself.

i'm going to speak in snippets because i'm sick of the paragraphs in this thread.

be the change you want to see in the world.

you can't change anyone's mind.

self-denial is the only way to make the things you do meaningful.

self-denial is the only way to make the things you do meaningful.

think of it like cycling in the winter time. much harder. you only go places you really need to go. when you get there, the trip meant something.

i don't think that most vegan/straight people feel the way i do. asceticism is important, and if you need to go look that word up, i suggest you do, because it doesn't exist in the 'states.

and i apologize for the sociopolitical nature of the thread. i just wanted to know who and how many.