Do you have what it takes to become a geologist?

I feel dumb, I don't get the ace bit. Was it just slang, like he's cool, and then they swerved it? Or was there something that actually made the commentary think they were asexual in the image? Now I feel dumb and old.

It is probably more about recognition, most people (in their minds) don't recognize asexuality. Many folks thought I had something wrong with me (do you know how many erectile dysfunction or micropenis jokes I had to endure?) or I was attracted to them and was trying to hide it.

I think its because the purple lighting looks a bit like the ace flag

Did you miss the whole "childless cat ladies" thing the GOP has been doing lately?

You're on the internet. Halfway there.

Or just go to a festival

Serotonin syndrome is somewhat of a phobia more than a rational fear with modern medications.

Unless you're taking a MAOi, which I somewhat doubt (as they're not really used anymore due ti safety concerns and whatnot), you should be alright.

Serotonin syndrome is still sort of in the recreational drug users mythos, because being too careful isn't really harmful, and people don't really understand neuropharmacology that much, so they tend "not to risk it."

https://www.vice.com/en/article/everything-you-need-to-know-about-mixing-mdma-and-antidepressants-safe-sesh/

(MDMA and LSD are both serotonergic, but MDMA is more risky in terms of serotonin syndrome than LSD.)

I'm not suggesting anyone on medications reads this and thinks I'm saying it's a risk-free thing, but since we be adopted SSRI instead of MAOi, it's not nearly as big of a risk. MAOi and psychedelics was honestly very risky.

SSRI's tend just to blunt the effects of psychedelics/mdma. If you keep to normal recreational doses, it should be fine. From the article:

Again, the real danger lies in what both Charlotte and Nilu describe as a chase to catch up with their friends who aren’t on antidepressants.

“You won’t be getting the euphoric, psychological effects you want by taking more, but you will be getting more of the physiological effects – higher blood pressure, higher heart rate and higher temperature, which is a bummer,” says Dr Sessa. “These are not normally dangerous. MDMA is a relatively safe drug. We know that because so many people take it and come to no harm. But in excessive doses, because you’re trying to overcome the effect of being on the SSRIs, these may become dangerous.”

So no need to be that worried about the side effects, but also while you're on SSRI, the experience probably will be a bit muted and you might have some slight discomfort. Who knows, it's a bit personal and depends on your meds. If you're just on a rather low dose of SSRI, it might not really affect the trip at all.

Not trying to advice, just informing a bit as I'm pretty well versed on the subject even if I do say so myself.

"Well yes it looks like a rock, but it tastes like a metal

Geology degree here - you identify some rocks by licking them. Licking most rocks will give you no information. But in a final, honestly, nobody would bat an eye if you licked all of them, just in case.

Fact

Was a thing when I took geo in first year, rock test (and the professor) was kinda a legend within engineering.

Oh wow I've never expected that I'm used to university being full academia with no hands on on anything

Asbestos definitely causes inflammation when tissues are exposed to it, I wouldn't recommend that anyone lick asbestos. One exposure wouldn't do much. That said I'm pretty sure the act of picking asbestos up and bringing it to your face and breathing it in would be the most dangerous part of that.

I took a geology course in college. The raw giddiness the professor hit on seeing a very bland gray rock still makes me laugh thinking about it. Dude was starstruck by a large grey lump. I'm sure it was a very excellent rock, but I can't recall now what made it so amazing. Something about glaciers.

I think he would have gladly licked the rock if he thought no one was looking.

I 100% believe the above.

I concur

Mitch Hedberg jokes while high is a pretty smart move. Either that or you're the only person who finds them funny and end up looking like an idiot.

My only experience being high was I met up with some friends where schedules only aligned for the one evening, and I had 2 conflicting goals: try some THC and play with some servers with the other computer nerd in the group. Trying to remember the commands and workarounds for weird hardware+distro compatibility quirks while my brain was soup was quite an experience!

I mean…it certainly hasn’t for me haha. But maybe I just haven’t taken enough 🤷‍♂️