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by maxerickson 779 days ago
Your principle as stated doesn't apply to a situation where individuals have the agency, which I think is a fair assessment of a drug that they choose to take. They are examining their environment and making a choice, not having their mind and body altered by some exterior force.

Which isn't to say that the overall idea of trying to find other ways to make obesity less common is bad, it just isn't a coherent argument for that.