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> A retired fireman pissing his life savings away into a slot machine hurts me, because now I have to either support him, or deal with him sleeping between the

> A retired fireman pissing his life savings away into a slot machine hurts me, because now I have to either support him, or deal with him sleeping between the dumpsters, in my building's back alley. how about instead of trying to protect him from his own mistakes like a child, you just let go of the need to take care of people who willfully mess their lives up? > I understand that people want to gamble. I also think that it should be aggressively discouraged. nothing wrong with having an opinion. I'm just asking you to use your words instead of appealing to state power.

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danaris 8y ago
"Are there no prisons? No workhouses? Let them go there!" "But many would rather die than go there!" "If they would rather die, then let them get on with it! And decrease the surplus population!" > how about instead of trying to protect him from his own mistakes like a child, you just let go of the need to take care of people who willfully mess their lives up? Because a civilized, compassionate society takes care of all its members, no matter how broken they are. And because, furthermore, various studies have shown it to be cheaper to address problems like this before they get that bad than it is to let someone fall through the cracks. At that point, they're likely to be a cost to society in different ways, whether it's due to crime or just the trouble of cleaning up after them. "State power" isn't a swear word. It's a highly effective solution to a great many societal problems, when exercised sensibly.