You didn't ask me, but I dont believe society has an obligation, I think it should do it because at a basic level, the outcomes are better for society as a whol

You didn't ask me, but I dont believe society has an obligation, I think it should do it because at a basic level, the outcomes are better for society as a whole. I think individuals absolutely have an obligation to society (different, but similar to a family obligation), and just like if you have a family member who is off their rocker, the outcomes are generally better for everyone if we take care of the problem early and try and fix the root cause so they can get healthy again. I sort of think of it as a bad analogy for the iterated snowdrift[0] where we can simply sit there and complain that the other person isn't doing their part, or we can continue to shovel and get the benefit ourselves. Best case we can induce them to help us with the shoveling, worst case the snow is cleared. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma#Iterated_snowdrift https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma#Iterated_...