They just convince themselves that the solution is even more gear. But I actually appreciate having all those guys around. If you ever want an anti-steroid message, you don’t have it by pointing to a bunch of jacked bodybuilders getting health problems: you get it by pointing to a bunch of guys blasting gear and still looking like crap. Convince kids that steroids aren’t worth it because they’re not magical.
It’s honestly something of a coming of age moment: discovering that there is no magic. It’s kinda like Nietzsche’s “God is dead” notion, or the birth of tragedy. At one point, the curtain is lifted and you suddenly discover that there is no Wizard: just a man. From there, it’s on you to decide what to do with that information. Discovering that steroids aren’t magical and that they really are the 10% and that the 90% leading up to it is just genetics, diet and training can either inspire you to try as hard as possible to make the most of that 90% or to just quit knowing that there is no magic potion to make you incredible.
I’m kinda hoping it’s self-sorting, and those that should quit do while those who shouldn’t don’t.
I like that analogy a ton. Because you can build upon it. You give a Yorkie steroids, you get a big strong Yorkie. You neuter a Rottweiler, you STILL have a Rottweiler.
Yes yes. You are a bulldog. I’m going to assign myself a yellow lab. But like, an older one. The kind that barely even twitches their ears when someone comes to the door cause they are too comfy/ lazy to get up and check it out.
