I agree that support should be available for everyone who needs it, not just certain classes. But in the immediate short term, the clinically mentally impaired and veterans clearly strongly need it now. I'd then move onto first-responders, victims of crimes, etc...
I'm not advocating everyone doesn't get the help they need to get better. Helping one group, then another is a staged approach to release and it's much more effective than saying "OK everyone gets free psychiatric help and meds, come on down" And yes I realize that it is not practicing equanimity of opportunity for certain classes or groups, and idc.
To your point about gas, that is laughably illogical. Let me break down what you highlighted.
1. We want people to stop using gas so let's tax it.
2. We don't want to upset people so let's do it gradually so it's normative
If one is a goal, then you do want to upset people. If the goal of one is to get people to accept a tax to make a pile of money from their crimes against the planet then proceed.
For fusion, that's great if it is sustainable. Resources are being plied into this. https://www.livescience.com/64846-fusion-kid.html great kid made a reactor in his playroom. His kind of action is great and I fully support.
I'm not advocating everyone doesn't get the help they need to get better. Helping one group, then another is a staged approach to release and it's much more effective than saying "OK everyone gets free psychiatric help and meds, come on down" And yes I realize that it is not practicing equanimity of opportunity for certain classes or groups, and idc.
To your point about gas, that is laughably illogical. Let me break down what you highlighted.
1. We want people to stop using gas so let's tax it.
2. We don't want to upset people so let's do it gradually so it's normative
If one is a goal, then you do want to upset people. If the goal of one is to get people to accept a tax to make a pile of money from their crimes against the planet then proceed.
For fusion, that's great if it is sustainable. Resources are being plied into this. https://www.livescience.com/64846-fusion-kid.html great kid made a reactor in his playroom. His kind of action is great and I fully support.
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