>with legalisation of cannabis increasingly a thing the comparison to SOMA isn't too big a stretch.
I'd go further and relate it directly to MDMA, LSD, and other drugs. The government knowns about Burning Man, music festivals, etc. If they really didn't want people doing these drugs do you think these events would be allowed to happen?
Glasgow lost its legendary Arches venue very recently, arguably the single best clubbing venue in Scotland, due specifically to these kinds of concerns.
I think a certain amount of "youthful exuberance" is indeed tolerated - but go too far and Thou Shalt Often Be Shut Down.
>I think a certain amount of "youthful exuberance" is indeed tolerated - but go too far and Thou Shalt Often Be Shut Down.
Living in Boston I see the revolving music venue scene. It seems like about every ~5 years or so the well known venues close down for whatever reason (mismanagement, fallout from harassment/drug use, etc) and another one pops up to fill the void. It seems like getting shut down is a power check from the government to keep us complacent, as the next scene will appear and be just as much as a Time and Place as the one before it.
I'd go further and relate it directly to MDMA, LSD, and other drugs. The government knowns about Burning Man, music festivals, etc. If they really didn't want people doing these drugs do you think these events would be allowed to happen?