The section of the article discussing paternalism, infantilization, has some interesting connection with that other article on HN, about debunking the ego-deple

The section of the article discussing paternalism, infantilization, has some interesting connection with that other article on HN, about debunking the ego-depletion theory: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11239674 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11239674 I can easily see the ego-depletion theory being used as a basis for the idea that people just can't control themselves. Though the problem is also that drug policy makers have been ignoring research. The current argument, as brought up in the interview, is that "illegal drugs are bad because they are illegal."