You say this now, but after your son, sister or mother dies after choosing snake oil, you will likely not say "I accept that they chose wrong and that's all there is to it". You will cry bloody murder and blame the system that didn't protect them from the snake oil salesmen, and demand that something be done.
Well, I of course don't know what you personally would do. But some people would do this, and it turns out, actually a lot of the people in that situation would do that. And so something gets done.
This is the same thing as crypto, people "reserving the right to take risks with their own money", and after the money is lost asking why the government didn't protect them. And the same as many other things. Humans suck at accepting the consequences of their own choices.
Nobody has a fetish of taking your choice away from you. People ask for things to be this way, because people are just human.
I agree with your description of reality. That doesn't mean that we have to accept it or say it's ok. It may be politically infeasible for the suggested policy (allowing people to choose treatments even if some people _will_ choose unwisely), or, if enacted, it may be impossible to keep it. But I will continue to advocate for it anyways. I believe in and advocate for _many_ policies that I have close to zero hope will ever be enacted.
IMHO, the solution is not advocacy for policies where people get to choose and take the risk and get whatever results they get. Because there will generally be more people advocating for forced "good" choices.
The solution, I think, is to teach people to understand risk, choices and consequences better. With enough teaching, maybe the advocacy for the forced good will decrease.
I share the same mindset as u and I’ve been told countless times something to the effect of “yea but that’s not realistic” yet I never stop. I’ve often wondered why that is; I assume it’s just some psychological thing/on principle of not simply accepting this thing I perceive as stupid.
Additionally, I think it’s partly me just wanting to spread awareness about <stupid thing> and possibly engage smarter people than me to devise better resolutions/implementations as well.
Wondering if u have any thoughts or I’m just galaxy braining it
Well, I of course don't know what you personally would do. But some people would do this, and it turns out, actually a lot of the people in that situation would do that. And so something gets done.
This is the same thing as crypto, people "reserving the right to take risks with their own money", and after the money is lost asking why the government didn't protect them. And the same as many other things. Humans suck at accepting the consequences of their own choices.
Nobody has a fetish of taking your choice away from you. People ask for things to be this way, because people are just human.