Some people just dont get it, and i swear to god it gets under my skin like a splinter at times. Now we move on to specifics. Me, im a bleeding heart idealist, you know that annoying type that wont compromise principle just because its more convenient, and going deeper into the topic, im an idealist when it comes to local indie music, and most of the people who i know in the local indie "scene" i would call collegues, if not friends. This fact i dont really hide, and occasionally i will go on a rant about how fucking utterly stupid certain people are, mainly the general populus, the cows that seem to graze on what ever mtv or myx feeds them, only liking something when its packaged in pretty wrapping called hype, then as soon as the respective artist has had his 15 mins. of fame thats it its all over and deny any affiliation with it what so ever. so imagine my surprise when a friend asked me if he could sort of burn a copy of sheila and the insects's manipulator album, now lets disect that statment for all the people who just dont get it. I know the band, and i've read what they've went through, and i'd say on a certain level im friends with atleast jeros and ian, and on top of that i admire them as a band and individuals for what they've done and what they've given in terms of music. and i hear them once in a while comment on how its near fucking imposible to do what they do, or anyone like them to do what they do without a certain degree of sacrifice in terms of time and money. Now this person, lets just say he isnt exacly begging for money on the streets, in fact he's far from it. So to me that seems like this "hey dude, can you go beat the living shit out of your friends and take their watches, cause well im too lazy to go to the mall and buy one for myself, and while your at it, please throw away everything you beleive in cause it doesnt really matter to me. " now i ask you, would you steal money from your friends who arent exactly rolling in it, to give to a friend who pretty much is rolling in it per say? Dont worry it was more of a rhetorical question, the answer im sure is no, and if you say you would your a fucking liar, or at best a pittiful example of a humanbeing. But then again, life isnt exactly that simple, say for instance, i burn him a copy of this album, then he goes out and buys flowerfish in september, or goes and buys plastic eyes static minds. So would the ends justify the means? thats the moral dillemna on my part, do i steal money of my friends, go to the casino with it and place it all on a game of blackjack, with the possibility of doubling up, then sending the said friend the winnings in an anonymous envelope? or do i just leave it be and tell him to go buy the damn cd based on principle alone?