<< Drugs like this have been used to the benefit of many a musician that definately did not suck...The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, loads of jazz musicians, Bob marley, loads of electronic artists, Miles Davis,.....in fact if it weren't for drugs the music scene would probably really suck. I'm just touching the tip of the iceberg here you know. >>
Right-O! And the world would just be a much more dark and dismal place if musicians like the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, or freakazoids like Andy Warhol, had never made it. We would still be living in caves picking lice off each other. lol!
These people have done NOTHING for the advancement or progress of civilization or society. They do not build homes, they do not cure disease, they grow no food, they invent or manufacture nothing useful, they solve no problems, they rescue no people from burning buildings, nothing. They are ENTERTAINERS, as useless as professional athletes, in the grand scheme of things.
If I really really liked Canasta, and if nobody invented Canasta, I would have just found something else to play for entertainment. You can't argue the value of a negative.
I like the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix as much as the next person, but let's not overestimate the worth of such people to the point of absurdity solely for the purpose of legitimizing drug use by making spurrious claims that their 'value' to society due to the influence of drugs, by some very narrow reasoning, somehow outweighs or off-sets the pervasive harm drugs do to society and individuals. Billions are lost to drug-related productivity losses, medical care costs, accidents, crime, etc. every year. The net benefit gained by the elimination of drugs would outstrip the net harm by an order of magnitude.
I'm not foolish enough to believe we could ever eliminate drug use. But, because I accept that drugs can never be eliminated, doesn't mean I'm going to go as far as DEFENDING and PROMOTING their use because I might "get in touch" with my inner self.
There are FAR better and less risky ways to get in touch with one's inner self, or to become more social, than getting high. If you're a misfit who has social or emotional issues that prevent you from being a sociable or out-going person, the WORSE thing you could do is find your resolution in a DRUG. Anyone ever read Dr. Jeckell and Mr. Hyde? Sheesh!