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This is a really important thing that people on the left in particular seem to consistently overlook: local incentives, emergent corporate behaviors, and the unconscious need to believe you’re “right” have way more explanatory power than “X is actually evil”.
Gwern has a pretty good post on it:

https://gwern.net/nicotine

Intuitively, why would you chew nicontine gum to stop smoking if it was just as addictive as cigarettes?

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Re:Autism should not be treated as a single condition on Thursday December 04, 2025 @02:57PM (#46152138)
This is a weird comment, and not surprising to see the downvotes - hope your day gets better!

One important thing that’s being missed here, though, is the role of parents - getting an ASD diagnosis is extremely useful for parents in terms of understanding/excusing their personal struggles in being a parent.