I have two friends who recently returned to North America. One a seventeen
year vet here in Korea the other a twenty-seven year vet. Both lost their
jobs mostly to the rural demographics.

The long timer used to buy weed and smoke on a regular basis. The shorter
termer never smoked. But wasn't averse to the idea.

 I text them regularly. Mostly to get their weed store stories.  But, neither have
purchased any of the ganga. What gives? This was my dream when I was
Younger. WTF.

What were the rural area jobs they lost? Public school / uni / something else? Sad / surprising all that experience wasn’t able to save them. Unable to get hired in more populous areas of Korea?

Stay on topic, please.

Maybe they dont think with their glands?

What are you talking about? Please stop randomly banging on your keyboard.

You seem to exemplify what can be termed "glandular thinking"- Your thought processes and priorities are driven by your glands.

Where should I live? Whatever place satusfies my lust
What should I do there? Dopamine drip if alcohol and partying.
What would I do back home? Dopamine drip of drugs.

Glandular thinking. One step above animal instinct.

Stay on topic, please.

Stay on topic, please.

I was on topic.

You asked "What gives?"
I offered an explanation.
You didn't understand it.
I explained it. I then explained why you might be confused, given that you are a glandular thinker.

Being the glandular thinker that you are, you weren't able to focus on the events of the past, comprehend a progression of events, and just lived in the moment so to you it seemed like things were off-topic. Possibly due to years of chemical abuse.

Right. Is that good crazy or bad crazy?

Both but not conducive to holding a job and being social.

Both but not conducive to holding a job and being social.

As a teenager I remember these things. But as an adult I would probably
smoke in moderation.

If being wasted on a regular basis and not being able to hold down a job
is a consequence of this, is this what's happening in North America
these days?

Up in smoke!

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Chai, khrap. 

As a teenager I remember these things. But as an adult I would probably
smoke in moderation.

If being wasted on a regular basis and not being able to hold down a job
is a consequence of this, is this what's happening in North America
these days?

Up in smoke!

I’m only speaking of my physiological response to it. I’d rather get high than drunk.

Thunderlips, hard as it may seem to you, there plenty of people that don't use drugs, smoke or drink. Never have and never will.