If some people don't want to get laid, do drugs and get wasted then they're missing out. Who cares? I think a lot of kids become "straight edge" because they're too scared to get involved in illicit substances or too self-conscious/ugly/stupid/fat to get laid, so they're glad there's some social group they can join where they don't have to test their own courage and are encouraged to pass moral judgement. Sounds like a religion to me.
That said, I have respect for people who take it seriously as a philosophy without preaching it, especially if they had experience with drugs/sex/drinking beforehand. I think it's pretty stupid, but who am I to judge. Ian Mackaye is legit.
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