> The muggings continue because we don't spend the insane amounts on law enforcement and surveillance that would really be required to eradicate them. Or a soc

> The muggings continue because we don't spend the insane amounts on law enforcement and surveillance that would really be required to eradicate them. Or a society where people's drug addictions are treated as a medical problem, and poverty is fought with the same fervor that we fight "terrorism" and "drugs". > Also, these examples are different in another way - few people get mugged or get the flu, but literally everyone consumes ads daily. I think a lot of people dislike ads but I'm not sure I agree that there is a strong desire to dramatically reduce or change them - people seem happy to complain but pretty hesitant to pay actual money to reduce them. People consume ads like I consume mosquitos in the summer.