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Re:The Acceleration of Addictiveness by arethuza on Tuesday July 27, 2010 @07:12AM (#1550859)
I do believe that a world where people have the right to choose whether to consume alcohol (or consume drugs) is better than a world where these decisions are made for them.
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Re:The Acceleration of Addictiveness by cousin_it on Tuesday July 27, 2010 @07:36AM (#1550899)
You're not talking about the whole world, only one aspect of it. Maybe you meant to say "all else equal", but all else is not equal: people are suffering because of alcohol that wouldn't have suffered without it. Are you saying that's unimportant compared with people's freedom to consume wine? Are you unwilling to trade freedom for happiness on principle, no matter how many units of happiness people get for relinquishing one unit of freedom? Or is there a calculation behind your reasoning?
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Re:The Acceleration of Addictiveness by arethuza on Tuesday July 27, 2010 @07:59AM (#1550925)
"Are you unwilling to trade freedom for happiness"

For the claim of happiness promised by authoritarian control - I would certainly not be happy to make such a choice.

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