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bheadmasteryesterday at 8:14 PM1 replyview on HN

We should, but we also shouldn't decide what other people consider proper use of their time


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nathan_comptonyesterday at 8:24 PM

I don't think this is obvious at all. I think its a reasonable function of the state to pursue policies that improve the mental and physical health of its citizens, partly because the negative effects of an unhealthy population are not limited to the individuals who are unhealthy. Liberty is great. I wouldn't want to live anywhere where it wasn't one of the primary goals of a society, but there is no stone tablet from God saying its needs to be the only goal a society can set.

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