No, Wayne, I haven't. I would take as much or more joy in seeing Gunner become a net contributor as you seem to in disparaging and condemning. Whether or not that happens is entirely up to Gunner. I've no doubt that he could do it if so motivated. I think he'll live his life as he will without regard to your opinions or mine or anyone else's. If I were in his place that's what I'd do. That's what you're doing in your off-grid remote hide from social contact beyond usenet.
I don't condone irresponsibility, far from it. But I can certainly understand contempt for a government, society and populace that sends young men off to battle and then spits on those that manage to return alive however damaged. I don't necessarily agree with that attitude but I certainly do understand it. I accept that you can't understand that if you didn't experience it.
You ridiculed SteveB for being armed when he goes to Vegas since you go there slick with no mishaps thus far. If you had a few pucker scars your attitude might be rather different. Or maybe not, I don't know.
Your world view from your anonymously remote off-grid hide, posting with a pseudonym, is clearly very narrow with near-zero tolerance. Please accept that as a bit of perspective, not a criticism. Perhaps your experience and education are limited, or perhaps you're capacity for humanity is on a par with the coyotes around your AZ hide. If so, that's how it is and how you are, oh well and so be it.
I don't need to win an argument on usenet. I disdain cleverbicker. I merely offer the foregoing for your consideration, should you care to engage intellect rather than obsession or political dogma. You clearly have an operative intellect and active imagination.