Okay, so the first is a little discussion I overheard. There's a guy in my year at school who claims to smoke and deal weed. And because we all know that a bunch of spineless teens getting together and smoking pot in some hidden location without the balls to call an ambulance if something goes wrong is such a great idea, naturally it's caused a stir of curiosity from some people in my school. So I'd overheard two sort-of-friends of mine who had given this guy £20 each in return for the promise of pot.
When asked about this, the guy just made excuses and accused them of nagging. If you ask me, he took their money to fund his own pathetic habit. (Not got a problem with pot smokers, so long as you can regulate yourself, and as long as you're not going to do it in your teens and actively get others hooked to line your own pockets.) My personal opinion is that if you're going to trust a wannabe drug dealer with your money, you deserve what you get.
Next, for added discussion value, what qualities (good, or bad) have you found yourself to exhibit before those around you?
For me, it would be skepticism. I first thought of this when I was having a discussion with my sister's boyfriend about the above story. He said something along the lines of I was admirably skeptical for my age, and that most people would be taken in by the idea of doing weed.
When asked about this, the guy just made excuses and accused them of nagging. If you ask me, he took their money to fund his own pathetic habit. (Not got a problem with pot smokers, so long as you can regulate yourself, and as long as you're not going to do it in your teens and actively get others hooked to line your own pockets.) My personal opinion is that if you're going to trust a wannabe drug dealer with your money, you deserve what you get.
Next, for added discussion value, what qualities (good, or bad) have you found yourself to exhibit before those around you?
For me, it would be skepticism. I first thought of this when I was having a discussion with my sister's boyfriend about the above story. He said something along the lines of I was admirably skeptical for my age, and that most people would be taken in by the idea of doing weed.