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wasoxygen  ·  4113 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Rational Choices of Crack Addicts

    IMO there is a universal truth here: People's choices and actions are largely determined by the 'normal' of their environment.

Right ... right? People make choices from among the alternatives that are readily available. The rat will choose to play with other rats instead of consuming more cocaine when there are rats around to play with. Eighty to 90 percent of people who experiment with crack do not become addicted but continue to choose other diversions.

    This is why 'giving the people what they want' is a bullshit rationale ...

This I don't follow. If people are generally capable of making their own choices without spiraling into self-destruction, and we respect their independence, shouldn't we celebrate the fact that creators provide a wide range of entertainment and consumption options?

If you don't like CNN, but CNN is popular, I think your problem is with television viewers, not Time Warner.