@robbiephan said:

you couldnt have missed my point more. its not about being able to enjoy something sober or not or representing my company or not. its about being caught on video looking like im out of my mind on any multitude of drugs. you didnt even see the video so your arguments hold little merit with me. im not worried about it because i dont behave like that. but i feel for the people who fall victim to it in our supposedly free and understanding community.

the merits of the self-created 'community' are one thing, but actions like these seem to undermine what is commonly accepted behaviors of goodwill.

I did not see this specific video, but I have had many a chuckle at other videos of people drunk or high doing stupid shit (the famous Coachella dude trying to put on his flip flops, for example). Based on what I've heard about this video, it's just fucked up that someone used a telephoto lens to shoot a video of a guy more or less just sitting there. It's one thing to grab a video of a guy right in front of you, but a completely different thing to do it from afar. That's just weird and creepy.

Regardless, I don't think these actions undermine anything. We welcome everyone, even those with video-taking fetishes. I also doubt anyone would lose their job over a video of them dancing at a concert unless the video shows them smoking a bowl or dropping acid or some other illicit activity (in which case, you are doing something that's against the law).