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by sabbaticaldev 582 days ago
i have a friend literally dying because he can’t stop being addicted to coke. Even with his kidneys and liver stopping working, he’ll still drink it. So what, you ask?
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So what, we asked.

If coke stopped existing this very second, your friend would find something else to destroy their body with, because the cause of their problem isn’t coke and the prohibition of it isn’t a solution.

People with survivor bias don’t understand the occasional self sacrifice required for the good of the larger set of humanity.