Q: Why do people avoid talking about death while they are really high?

-- Josh

A: Whoa. Yeah, I know what you mean... and I avoid that type of conversation when I'm intoxicated, as well. When you're high, you're in better touch with the thoughts in your subconscious. Thinking about your mortality when you have the ability to really ponder the reality of it can cause paranoia or depression, which will ruin a good, happy buzz and turn it into a bad, uncomfortable one. It's more fun to just listen to music and escape.