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I'm going to assume that you yourself didn't grow up surrounded by addiction, poverty, and crime. What you refer to as 'will power' is socially constructed to

I'm going to assume that you yourself didn't grow up surrounded by addiction, poverty, and crime. What you refer to as 'will power' is socially constructed to a much greater degree than you seem to realize, and is deeply intertwined with privilege and opportunity.

agilebyte 13y ago
That is why it is more beneficial to get people into more beneficial social constructs (shelters, programmes) rather then keep them in misery and throw money at them.