>>but you have to admit, the stereotype exists for a reason. Oh absolutely, I have a neat problem, I interact with the normies, but when weed was Illegal, I had to basically live among and befriend the culture of potheads. Honestly, you could do a lot worse as far as countercultures go. I can attest however to their many weaknesses, some of which end them down some very slippery slopes. Alot of my friends were dumbasses, and it was always clear that while I could blend with them, I would be doing different things out in the world, and they could not follow me into those realms (professional jobs, careers, other states, airport security). The real trick was snapping out of it all to interact with people who were kind of important financially and were cautious about 'retarded stoners' of whom I was a secret member, ie: bizowners, employers, etc Military helped, learned more normie ways, reinforced ideas of 'professionalism' and fostered my own ideas of Americanism. Oh and they cut off my long fucking hair and really enjoyed it too, just like it was thought they would. Catch is, with a buzzcut I look just like the rest of em, stealth mode. Also since weed is a natural plant and not a real drug, it was easy(relative) to quit for the years and then finally relax once I got out. They gave me a job at a fucking bank if you can believe it, and I was the most morally upright person there, and one of 6 who spoke english and werent visas. They offered 100k and I walked, stopped showing up, didnt return their calls. Almost starved. Fuck them. America comes first. No choice, already swore it in.