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> Some people lack the self control to use toothpaste regularly. For those people it's beneficial adding flouride to water. At some point, we can't just replac
by x-complexity 3y ago
> Some people lack the self control to use toothpaste regularly. For those people it's beneficial adding flouride to water.
At some point, we can't just replace individual personal responsibility with the State as a solution. This attitude just reeks of infantilization of the total populace just because a certain percentage of them lack such self control.
If you still want to provide support to them, make it targeted towards those individuals in need of such help. Do not drag down the rest of the populace in order to make the lives of a few easier.
- CogitoCogito 3y ago> At some point, we can't just replace individual personal responsibility with the State as a solution. Have we reached that point? If so, why?
- levzettelin 3y agoI don't think I was expressing much of an attitude in my comment. Just a factual statement that seeks to explain why the intervention is successful even though better alternatives clearly exist. I don't think water should be flouridated and I don't think we should provide support for people lacking self control.