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Distributing drugs is punished much more harshly than individual consumption. > Offering a product is not evil or immoral So weapons-grade uranium, chemical
by seanp2k2 5y ago
Distributing drugs is punished much more harshly than individual consumption.
> Offering a product is not evil or immoral
So weapons-grade uranium, chemical weapons, payday loans, extended car warranties, life insurance, habit-forming painkillers, etc are all fine?
As a society, we have decided that some products are indeed unacceptable / immoral.
- MathCodeLove 5y agoAside from the WMD's, it's not the products themselves that you likely have grievances with, but the advertising behind them. Payday loans, while a bad reputation, can truly help someone out in a pinch who has no other options - but often they're not presented to be as abhorrently predatory as they usually are. Extended car warranties are pushed by the car salesman who tell the consumers that they need it when they almost definitely do not. Life insurance is actually a wise investment for some, not even sure why you put that on the list. Pain killers provide an essential service when used properly, the vast majority of consumer don't form a habit, and those that do were almost certainly not told by their doctor or pharmacist the potential addictive nature of the chemicals. All those products are, in my opinion, completely fine. What's not fine is the often fraudulent advertising required to sell those products. But that's a different discussion.