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by hn_throwaway_99 725 days ago
If a dealer correctly determines that crack will keep a person interested, and that crack is, let's say problematic, isn't that an issue with the person not the crack?
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We appear to be arguing over semantics. The points being raised here are variations of the following questions: how much is a human life worth, and whose responsibility is it to preserve that life? If you want to poison yourself, is anyone under any obligation to stop you from finding or giving you that poison?
Let’s stop with the semantics and get down to specifics.
I mean sure, the specifics are:

It's not the Internet's or Society's job to raise your child.

If you're a parent and you dont want your teen to look at adult instagram its your job to give them some rules and enforcement.

> It's not Society's job to raise your child.

It actually is, children are more raised by society than parents in general. Overall the environment has much more influence on children than the parents, that is societies job to make good environments for children, that is way too much for parents to handle.

I disagree.