On 19/09/2013 6:38 PM, "Russell Coker" <russell@coker.com.au> wrote:
Joel, why do you agree when you cite a web comic that disagrees? The end of the web comic shows two people who didn't have a choice in their situation.
I was agreeing with your point about creating policy to improve people's situation (rather than enforcing the criminalisation of drugs). Although I may not agree with Andrew's position, I agree with his point that perception of one's own situation plays an influential role.
It seems to me that people who experience the world as a cage either have objective problems (such as being unable to find work) or mental health problems and in either case they can't just change their perception.
This is where I will disagree, people may choose how they perceive their own situation, despite how they ended up in that situation. See; Man's Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankl
That comic is excellent, thanks for the reference.
I've since realised Lev also included that reference in the original post.