[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  ABetterWay2A [@ABetterWay2A](/creator/twitter/ABetterWay2A) on x 10.4K followers Created: 2025-07-18 20:08:45 UTC Happy birthday to Hunter S. Thompson — patron saint of armed chaos, controlled substances, and calling bullshit when it needed to be called. A lot of people remember him for the drugs and the wild stories, but underneath all of that was a deep understanding of power, corruption, and the value of staying dangerous in a world that wants you numb and obedient. He wasn’t into guns because it looked cool on a book cover. He lived with them, shot regularly, and believed in being able to defend yourself not just from threats in the dark, but from the people who wear badges and pretend it’s for your own good. He didn’t talk about freedom as an aesthetic. He lived it, messily, loudly, and with a gun in arm’s reach. The writing was legendary, but the mindset behind it is what more people should be paying attention to. You don’t have to copy his lifestyle to understand what he was doing. You just have to recognize that liberty without teeth is just permission, and Thompson had no interest in asking for that.  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [drugs](/topic/drugs) [chaos](/topic/chaos) [patron](/topic/patron) [Post Link](https://x.com/ABetterWay2A/status/1946301134131331310)
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ABetterWay2A @ABetterWay2A on x 10.4K followers
Created: 2025-07-18 20:08:45 UTC
Happy birthday to Hunter S. Thompson — patron saint of armed chaos, controlled substances, and calling bullshit when it needed to be called. A lot of people remember him for the drugs and the wild stories, but underneath all of that was a deep understanding of power, corruption, and the value of staying dangerous in a world that wants you numb and obedient.
He wasn’t into guns because it looked cool on a book cover. He lived with them, shot regularly, and believed in being able to defend yourself not just from threats in the dark, but from the people who wear badges and pretend it’s for your own good. He didn’t talk about freedom as an aesthetic. He lived it, messily, loudly, and with a gun in arm’s reach.
The writing was legendary, but the mindset behind it is what more people should be paying attention to. You don’t have to copy his lifestyle to understand what he was doing. You just have to recognize that liberty without teeth is just permission, and Thompson had no interest in asking for that.
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