Originally posted by nexusgroove I think alot of people in Miami suffer from it, just haven't realized it, or come to terms with it. But Look around you. I see alot of fake smiles. whats this world come to when u have to take a pill for just about everything; to wakeup, to goto sleep, to control feeling, to party, to have sex, to take a shit, to piss, to be social, to be friendly.........etc... everything has a pill for it. wow..... I think the best fix for this problem in this world is for more people to stop living fake lives and be them selfs. show ur true colors. Maybe shit wouldn't be so mis-understood. I work in the nightlife scene, and from the booth and I run lights from I can see it all. I can stare and notice who is there for the music or there just to detatch from thier depressing life. this is what I come to see, 95% of people are there to forget the problems get fucked up. 2% for the music and 2% to be seen (fake social scene) and 1% to find some drunk ass bitch to take advantage of. Nexusgroove your analysis couldnt be any better... ( with the exception that probably more people in NY and Miami are out for that fake "im somebody" social scene portrayed by these money generating clubs/bars which ultimately messes up the fun environment for the people who are just there to smile) your comments are so true and the fact is when u observe people including myself you will see that this social world (in most instances) is just a cover up for a lot of voids that exist in our life. In a sense a drowning of our unhappiness.. i couldnt agree with you more and I am dealing with the same issues u have brought up. Depression runs rampant in modern day america.. especially the middle ages and youth who have grown up in this most competitve society without many proper role models or guidance. we look to all this dumb shit like MTV and bling bling, and Paris Hilton lifestyle as a portrayal of whats worthy in our lifes, forgetting the fact that these worlds may have even MORE issues then ever imagined. Drugs and alchohol in a club setting is a great way to forget things, but in the ling run IMO it seems to only aggravate our problems and give us this desire to "permanently escape" into the world which really isnt real, if u catch my drift. Reguradless i think what we ultimately live for is love, care , support, friendship and those timeless simple pleasures that exist. After all thats why they are timeles to begin with..no? And if we could all do that in a club and social setting, not care about what clothing we have r what car we drove,or who we may be impressing or not, it would be a lot more fun and way more productive. My 2 cents which i had to put in after reading someones remarkable post on the battle between whats real and this "material world" that certainly presents itself as real... NOW JUST IF THERE WAS A PILL TO REMOVE PEOPLE'S INSECURITIES!!!