Yeah, I used to be in the "it's your own fault, moron" school of thought. But as I've grown up I've seen all the ways people prey on the hopes and fears of others, and take advantage of the basic animal instincts in all of us.
I used to think obesity was self inflicted, for example. But then you notice how junk food companies are allowed to do whatever they want to get people hooked on their stuff. They can put up huge billboards, vending machines up a few metres from where you work, they even pump their smell out into the streets.
So let's not aim for a society where we blame victims of predatory marketing and carefully engineered addictive products. We all have weaknesses. Let's help each other out, not take advantage.
I used to think obesity was self inflicted, for example. But then you notice how junk food companies are allowed to do whatever they want to get people hooked on their stuff. They can put up huge billboards, vending machines up a few metres from where you work, they even pump their smell out into the streets.
So let's not aim for a society where we blame victims of predatory marketing and carefully engineered addictive products. We all have weaknesses. Let's help each other out, not take advantage.