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Yes, a hundred times yes. Addiction is a learned behavior and it is very difficult to unlearn. Once the brain is wired for pleasure seeking, free will is a joke
by ficklepickle 7y ago
Yes, a hundred times yes. Addiction is a learned behavior and it is very difficult to unlearn. Once the brain is wired for pleasure seeking, free will is a joke.
Our environment is changing far faster than we can adapt. It will be interesting to see the long-term impact.
Iceland has used a data-driven approach to improve kids health. Youth drug use rates have plummeted. If I had kids, I'd be following their model. This graph[0] is very impressive.
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- isodude 7y agoIn soceity there seems to exist a belief that the largest emergencies are "hard", like police, firemen etc. I want to see more about social "soft" emergencies where we focus more on the above. That is the reason for most "hard" emergencies. Hopefully someday. But the meetings where all this is decided does not have people focused mainly on "soft" problems.