You are elevating an abstract ideal of personal choice above the reality of people suffering.
The purpose of something is what it does. If it's a Skinner box that keeps people perpetually indulgent, addled, and even violent, it is a clear net negative, and doesn't need to exist. There are other things, maybe even with shiny lights and tokens involved, that people can get their fix on.
I'm not saying it should be fully prohibited and prevented; just kept outside the domain of business. People can do it if they want to, but no one's allowed to make a buck off it. In other words, a commercial ban.
You are elevating an abstract ideal of personal choice above the reality of people suffering.
The purpose of something is what it does. If it's a Skinner box that keeps people perpetually indulgent, addled, and even violent, it is a clear net negative, and doesn't need to exist. There are other things, maybe even with shiny lights and tokens involved, that people can get their fix on.
I'm not saying it should be fully prohibited and prevented; just kept outside the domain of business. People can do it if they want to, but no one's allowed to make a buck off it. In other words, a commercial ban.