[doktrin]

> At times, I was tempted to hand them back their measly $60 and snatch the pipe from their hands and say, “You don't have to live this way.”

That's a lot of condescension coming from the guy who thought he would look like a "suave gangster" while performing door to door pot deliveries.

[ugexe]

Not to mention he mocks them for not making huge live changing moves during the small time frame that he actually knew them, and that he actually thinks these clients weren't just casually lying to some kid who brings them their weed.

[n3rdy]

Not to mention he himself took the job out of desperation. He admits he couldn't make a better life choice for himself but acts like he's superior to the people conducting business with him.

He also suggests they were spending $60/day on weed.. wouldn't that be at least $1200/month? He had few enough clients that he never saw the same first name twice, so his clients were probably earning more than he did.

As easy as it is for him to judge the pill clients, he could have made an effort to think of reasons why his wealthy clients were hooked. People get addicted to opiates all the time, and its not always drug dealer delivery guys who introduce them to narcotics.. sometimes its a doctor.

[codyb]

I think you mathed wrong. 60*30=$1800. More than rent for a 2Br in lots of Brooklyn!

[ChuckMcM]

I suspect that captures the entire article, one would like to walk up to the author and snatch away their laptop bag and say "You don't have to live this way."

And perhaps, at some level that was the point. The lack of self awareness is endemic to all the participants.

[scotty79]

> who thought he would look like a "suave gangster"

I think it was intended as adorable, humorous self-derogation on authors part.

[zipfle]

And nearly in the same breath he starts pouting that they never 'splurged' on the large bags.

Interesting story though.