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Why do you assume people can't see what they're doing? Why can't it be that they're making the choices they want to make?
by tsotha 11y ago
Why do you assume people can't see what they're doing? Why can't it be that they're making the choices they want to make?
- TeMPOraL 11y agoBecause some of the consequences only become evident when you look at aggregate statistics. For instance, fastening your seatbelts is inconvenient and you may have only heard anecdotes about friends of friends who got hurt by them in an accident, but if you look at the statistics you'll see that buckling up clearly improves your chances of getting out alive. > Why can't it be that they're making the choices they want to make? Just because they want to make a choice, doesn't mean it's not stupid-ass choice. One could argue for the right to be stupid, but I draw the line at the point where stupidity becomes an externality.
- tsotha 11y agoI think it's easy and dangerous to assume other people aren't doing what we want them to do because they're not as smart as we are. It allows unlimited license to meddle in other peoples' lives. There are always externalities.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoI agree. But just because it's dangerous, doesn't mean it never works. Traffic laws are good example of something that's both crucial and something that most drivers go batshit insane about.