Callogician said:
Hello. My name is Callogician, and I am a loser.
I was one of those kids in undergrad who studied all the time, pursued strange antisocial hobbies, and never partied. The only reason I got into medical school was big shiny numbers and dynamic interview charisma to mask my immaturity and complete social ineptitude.
Now, I realize the error in my ways and would like your wisdom to help me rectify the situation. Please give me the low down on the following activities:
1) Promiscuous sex.
2) Binge drinking
3) Illicit drug use
4) Extreme sports/stunts
5) Partying
Write as though you are trying to explain these activities to future historians who are trying to understand our primitive social culture.
first off, awesome thread.
1. losers have lots of promiscous sex and talk about it, cool people do what they please with their sex life (from abstenance to whoredom) safely and discreetly. lots of lame guys with no real experience will say things like "treat them bad, they love it". sorry douchebags, but if that's your attitude then you reap what you sow: a subset of women who generally suck. if you want a love life full of potential, just treat women like you'd want to be treated and keep your damn mouth shut about what you do in your own bed. discretion alone will get your far.
2. binge drinking as defined by textbooks is like speeding as defined by the law. you're going to go over the reccomendations, but you're a ***** if you go so far as to be a danger or problem for those around you. when it comes to booze pitfalls to avoid for a guy:
- drink whatever is there. learn to drink it all, none of it tastes good.
- dont be a booze snob. you should be fine drinking anything from PBR to don julio.
- dont be complex unless you're making your own drink. two ingredients is fine for a drink, let the girls be the ones to piss off the bartender.
- dont measure your dick by how much you can drink. that about what you're really saying: "i can poision myself more than you before my body gives in". ridiculous.
- always involve those around you and be cheeerful. even if someone isn't drinking, it makes them feel special if you offer them something or try to include them.
3. drugs are dumb for those looking to make a living from their minds. there may be the temptation to use things like coke or meth (and the presecription derivatives) as study aides, but obviously this is a terrible proposition long term. and everyone's favorite kid brother drug, weed, is just that. it might be cool when you're underage and not busy, but it's flat out lame and in turn makes you lame.
4. extreme sports are for losers. there i said it. play normal sports for fun with your friends and dont worry at all how you play. if they're inviting you to play it's because they want you in the game, not because they care how good you are. doing things like bungee jumping or whatever to prove how cool you are is the same as drinking your way to awesome. do it if it's what you want to do, but dont expect to gain any cool points with normal people for having done it.
5. partying is quite a topic. im sure you'll get tons of advice on this, some good and some bad, so i'll let you sort that out. the best advice i can give you is a general outlook on social interaction that will serve you well: always act with good intentions and dont worry about how others interpret it.
good luck and thank you for bringing something substantive and interesting to this forum.
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