alt Hacker News> The willpower frame actually works pretty well for a lot of people. If not than in our society almost everybody would be obese.
In the US nearly 75% of the population is overweight and almost half are clinically obese. Sounds like "willpower" isn't working for the vast majority of people.
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j-a-a-p • 10/12/2024
That is not logical. If willpower fails, how could a pill be a solution? That is like suggesting to give everybody methadon, because the substance dependency issues are just too overwhelming. Or even better, give certain kids from 12 to 6 years old a gun to solve the school shootings issue.
If we give up on willpower, we have no plan b.
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