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the danger is ascribing too much agency to a person's actions. We are all a product of circumstances. Instead of saying "You're lazy!", it's more productive t
by justanotherjoe 8y ago
the danger is ascribing too much agency to a person's actions. We are all a product of circumstances. Instead of saying "You're lazy!", it's more productive to increase their living conditions.
- naasking 8y agoI think your response often conflates two things: it's correct to classify a lazy person as lazy, but a diagnosis is not a treatment. For instance, diagnosing someone with a sprained muscle as being out of shape doesn't help get them in shape, and in fact, the immediate treatment is more rest until they're healed. So I think it's incorrect to say that people don't have agency, but it's equally incorrect to say that merely identifying that they have agency should suffice if such a person is making incorrect decisions. Sometimes it might, but not always.
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