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by grammarnazzzi 1227 days ago
The devil's in the details.

> At the end of the day we’d be better off without most vices

Who decides what's a vice and what isn't?

> others need heavily regulation

Who decides what gets regulated and how heavily?

It's usually the people with the most to gain personaly who vie to become one of the deciders. They approach such decisions as opportunities rather than tough, morally burdensome responsibilities. And it's the machiavellians and narcissists that work the hardest for it.