I remember addicts coming through the hood to sell steaks, laundry detergent, anything to chase the proverbial dragon, rabbit, etc.
It would be a huge ROI for society to actually address issues causing addiction and the ills that go with it, but it’s not fast, flashy, or serving the right agendas, unlike the illicit drug market, prison and military industrial complexes, and unlivable wages. And that’s why the illicit drug trade, unaffordable pregnancies, and human trafficking aren’t meaningfully addressed.
A guy I hired to do simple back breaking labor when I was building out my store, called up several months later to offer me a giant spool of copper wire that he had “found.”
I don’t know why he thought I’d want to buy it, but I appreciate having first dibs. Had to pass on it though.
I remember addicts coming through the hood to sell steaks, laundry detergent, anything to chase the proverbial dragon, rabbit, etc.
It would be a huge ROI for society to actually address issues causing addiction and the ills that go with it, but it’s not fast, flashy, or serving the right agendas, unlike the illicit drug market, prison and military industrial complexes, and unlivable wages. And that’s why the illicit drug trade, unaffordable pregnancies, and human trafficking aren’t meaningfully addressed.
A guy I hired to do simple back breaking labor when I was building out my store, called up several months later to offer me a giant spool of copper wire that he had “found.”
I don’t know why he thought I’d want to buy it, but I appreciate having first dibs. Had to pass on it though.