The Jaded Raver

Definition: A jaded raver is a raver whom is burnt out on the rave scene and becomes critical of other ravers. Context: One would be referred to as a jaded raver when he or she does not have fun anymore at raves and is critical of others at raves.

Here are some signs :


* When you do dance, you "battle".
* You learn to spin, and have graduated to the "superior rave status".
* You find out just how crooked promoters really are.
* You hate massives.
* You blame candy kids for everything retarded in the scene.
* You say "the scene" a lot.
* You have close friends who don't give a fuck about raving.
* You think that maybe YOU don't really give a fuck either.
* You drink beer at after parties.
* You quit collecting fliers.
* You have unsubscribed from your rave mailing list, because "none of those little kids understand a thing about raving, dammit!"
* You can't remember the last time you went to a party and didn't think it sucked.
* You can't remember much in general.
* You realize that ravers aren't nearly as genuine as the hippies.
* You have seen a thirteen year old "raver" on ecstasy and felt like leaving the party because of it.
* You know what a 303 is.
* You realize shell toes are shitty shoes.
* You find out that underground parties still happen quite frequently, despite what 98% of the raving populous thinks.
* You have day-dreams that involve the Telletubies and a large rusty chainsaw.
* Your parents gave up on you becoming normal a long, long time ago.
* You understand electro and minimal techno now.
* You hate rave ho's.
* You could out-dance any boy band, any day, while smoking a cigarette.
* You purposely wear way too much clothing to parties, because you know that dancing in a turtleneck sweater looks fucking ill.
* You know that raving is all about the music, but RAVERS are not.
* You find the jungle room much more appealing now.
* You see guys from your high school football team at a party.
* You know raving is mainstream as fuck.
* The bigger the flier, the less you want to go to the party.
* You can re-tell the story of how raving came to America quite accurately.
* You hate Anthem tracks.
* Your sleeping, and eating habits are completely fucked up.
* You sit around with friends and tell old "rave disaster" stories.
* You are amazed that you are somehow still alive!

Written by..
Whothafunkk..
DI Extreme Addict..

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