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It's very easy for people to convince themselves that they are not contributing to the problem. "It's the government's fault for not liberalizing and regulating
by MarkMc 7y ago
It's very easy for people to convince themselves that they are not contributing to the problem. "It's the government's fault for not liberalizing and regulating the drug trade"
- collyw 7y agoAssuming you have a mobile phone did you check where the cobalt was mined from? Are you contributing to that problem? https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/oct/12/phone-misery-children-congo-cobalt-mines-drc https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/oct/12/p...
- AQuantized 7y agoIsn't that really where the blame lies? The idea that addicts are going to prioritize an abstract contribution to some far away problem over maintaining their supply, especially when treatment and legal access is very hard to come by, is highly unrealistic.