What means personal widenings of the original idea of Straight Edge?
As written above the exact definition of what straight edge is and means to people differs from individual to individual. While the foundation always stays the same every straight edger discovers some details over the time that are important for himself beeing straight edge. Hardline (see below) was only a small part of this, and it was already one of the major modifications that could be found. In the USA for some straight edgers strict continence is the last consequence in becoming straight edge, but this is only a small minority. Often these modifications of and additions to the straight edge idea are causing some turmoil, some agree, some disagree and other are revolting against it. You may also meet straight edgers who are claiming that their life is affected by straight edge almost everywhere, e.g. I once met a person who told me that he was showing more consideration in road traffic after becoming straight edge. Of course straight edge influences your relations to other people,
