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Re:Underrated Reasons to Be Thankful by WalterBright on Friday November 26, 2021 @01:30PM (#29352709)
I understand that today it is popular to assert that people are just hapless victims of circumstance, that they don't have agency.

I don't buy it.

Furthermore, when people take responsibility for their lives, they tend to have much better outcomes. I'm old, and I've observed this play out constantly. Blaming others and circumstance might make one feel better, but it is completely useless.

And lastly, successful treatment for addiction and alcoholism involves the person taking responsibility for the addiction.

Re:Underrated Reasons to Be Thankful by xpe on Friday November 26, 2021 @11:42PM (#29357492)
> I understand that today it is popular to assert that people are just hapless victims of circumstance, that they don't have agency.

I didn't assert that.