> Some people think addiction is a moral failing That is, at least in my experience, what leads to comments like these: "He did the world a favor and hung hims

> Some people think addiction is a moral failing That is, at least in my experience, what leads to comments like these: "He did the world a favor and hung himself." What an incredibly harsh thing to say, especially for a situation that is rarely as clear-cut as "person A is bad therefore they should die." The uncomfortable truths you mention are like bubbles rising to the top. As a society, we're starting to think about things like alcoholism, drug addiction, childhood abuse, etc. and that will hopefully lead to having fewer of these clear-cut moral judgements. I think UBI will also help, because a lot of these mental traps (bad situation -> abuse -> drugs -> bad situation -> abuse etc.) are magnified by poverty. What's funny is that some of the pushback against UBI (and welfare) is that same moral judgement. "We shouldn't have UBI because some people will spend it on drugs and alcohol."