^if you look at older versions of bluelight (which i have saved if you want to see) MDMA culture plays very strongly into rave culture. Raves, incorporate a social scene, entertainment.. drugs can be a catalyst for thought, lifestyle, and art. Politics involves everyone, including the drug world. By forming a tight community, in a manner of speaking we stand united under a cause. We influence each other, not just in safety and education about drug use, but about life in general When drug users learn to stand together on various levels, other than just the substance of choice, maybe actual change can be made.
Bluelight is not merely an informative site, but a community as a whole. And community is very important.
Notice EVERY other drug site outthere, and they focus on this mentality. A good reason, is that developing relations (even if merely online) with people, makes us more willing to help out each other in cases of drug use, frankly because we care about someone rather than showing an interest in a substance.
In the business world, you have social gatherings, Lunches, birthdays parties, company dinners, etc. there's a reason behind it. Finding ways to connect with people beyond the main focus is important, it helps people stick together.
Lets take Thoughts and Awareness for example. Philosophy, spirituality, religion, etc.. can be very connected to drugs. Currently there's a thread right now concerning "the best drug for philisophical insight". Psychedelics actually stimulate the same part of the brain as does meditation.
The art forums.. i don't think need to be explained. Name me a genre of art (music, poetry, prose, film, television, painting, sculpture,.. even architecture.. ) that hasn't been created with a drug as its catalyst or as a helping hand. Absinthe was known as the creative force behind the likes of Van Gogh and Picasso. Psychedelics can be attributed to the Beatles, the Doors, Tool, Salvador Dali, Alex Grey, etc..
What about College and University? How many of us are at that age currently? This can be said about the Lounge and Second Opinion as well. We have lives outside of drug use, yet we're part of drug culture. That's going back to the community mentality again. There's specific takes on higher education, life, entertainment, etc.. that affect drug culture a bit different than everyone else at times. For instance, what if drugs was the deciding factor in your educational direction?
How about Sex, Love, and Relationships? Do you know how many threads have been started about "drug in relationships"? I currently have on one its front page. Or "Sex on <drug of choice>". Relationships and sex can have very different dynamics between people that use or even abuse drugs.
And like i said, Politics.. you can relate to activism.
Now all these things affect us, as a drug culture or as individuals, certain scenarios are drug specific, some are not. But they do fit under a broader umbrellas that can be categorized into general topic themes.
Frankly i think it is important for drug users to develop a culture. If all we cared about was the safety, the the chemical compositions, and reading trip reports.. drug legalization wouldn't have much power. There's more to life than drugs, and we get to share that with each other. I frankly think it is benefiticial even though my reply is extremely scatter brained, which i do apologize for.
