"Some" is the operative word here. Most of us Vets know that respect is earned and not by merely putting your hand up. It is what you did AFTER you signed up that earns respect.
"Most cannabis entrepreneurs in Phuket, he noted, have yet to recoup their investments, which typically range from 500,000 to 10 million baht."
https://www.globe.co.th/news/thailand/thousands-of-cannabis-shops-face-shutdown-under-new-law/
Here! https://www.caase.org/mental-health-impacts-of-sex-trade/
https://instituteofcounseling.org/the-psychological-effects-of-prostitution/
https://hub.edubirdie.com/examples/psychological-and-physical-effects-of-prostitution-on-the-prostitute/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1326020023028546
Shall I go on???
How to thrive in Thailand? Write and sell a book about F'ing it up!
"100% of proceeds from this book are donated directly to support Thai children through trusted charities, including orphanages and schools." and I believe this why? Because he said so? 🙄
BTW I've got some inexpensive ocean front property for sale in Arizona... 😁