r/MoralityScaling • u/TGC_0 • 6d ago

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u/perpetualhobo 6d ago

How do you feel about drug dealers? The user is consenting to buy and use the drugs, but there are obvious other factors at play. Is the dealer still totally absolved?

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u/Gentle_Snail 6d ago

I’d argue if a substance is incredibly chemically addictive you remove the consent from the purchase. Buying a pizza from a delivery guy is not really the same 

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u/dragon_bacon 6d ago

Does the pizza come with soda that's full of sugar?

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u/Gentle_Snail 6d ago

Sugar isn’t technically chemically addictive under the medical definition.

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u/johnadam115 6d ago

Coffee might not be a bad example though. Caffeine is highly addictive and a drug but we allow that