i've hated getting stoned since the first time i did around 1987, so i'm all about hazes though most don't come close to living up to the hype of the real deal. like you'd even have to ask with this handle.
nowadays though, i'm really liking hybrids that have nice reasonably motivated euphoric buzzes with some sativa trippiness too like jack's cleaner 2 which is reasonably sized and finishes in just 9 weeks with a unique stone that's part high, a little stoned and very touchy feely.
i think most people would rather be high than stoned, us "old timers" that were spoiled by the good old days especially, though almost half of smokers are happy right in the middle with mid buzzes and hybrids. people that demand getting stoned only are in the minority with about twice that number demanding getting high only as the next biggest minority acording to this poll's results so far
https://www.rollitup.org/toke-n-talk/574378-do-you-prefer-getting-high.html
most hazes don't live up to the hype at all. the "best" i've tried so far is DNA sweet haze which is nice, but not as trippy as columbian gold. HQS' haze x skunk isn't as trippy either, but it's REALLY potent and long lasting and never degrades to stony like gold would after a month.
just as too much of an afghani (or kush) dominated strain will have the undesirable effect of putting you to sleep (unless that was your goal), too much of a pure sativa can be even worse. when you smoke a potent undiluted sativa, you can get twitchy paranoia, even with your heart racing or if you take one big hit too many, even a really awful effect where it feels like the room is spinning and making you nauseous. closer to the middle, you can get the best of both worlds... a laugh your ass off euphoric strain that heightens your senses making music sound live and movies seem more real, but with the calming balance of indicas to keep you mellow and relaxed.
you can get any kind of buzz in between the extremes too, but me, personally? i just hate buzzes that do nothing but make you tired and stupid. if my coworkers blazed me out with that instead of columbian, i never would have blazed a second time and even then, it took some peer pressure to get me to try as i got nothing taking hits out of a cousin's clogged bowl once.