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by rootusrootus 1 day ago
As evidenced by multiple examples already in this discussion. Food, exercise, willpower, mental health, all examples where randos without a problem feel entirely comfortable preaching to the victims that they just aren't trying hard enough.
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i think calling them "victims" and not "patients" or something similar is part of the problem; your framing of the issue and the people is terrible
That's true, they are perps. Guilty of their own problems, morally culpable. No circumstance beyond their control. Simple!

Quibbling about the terminology is very on point, good job.