Dragon and i have been in the "lifestyle" (much as i detest that term).

It was easier in the "old days". When you only interacted within the closed circles of real life, you naturally had the most to do with those who held to the same philosophies and practices that you did.

i think that perhaps some of the bitterness in the article was just a result of natural "growing pains" of someone having their boundaries expanded and their limits stretched.