Except it doesn’t. Just like dead junkies doesn’t deter people from doing drugs.
Education and social mobility are much stronger crime reduction tools than prison.
Education and social mobility are much stronger crime reduction tools than prison.
* what they think it is
* as potent as they think it is
* more well-traveled than they are, passing through N hands
Point being: they can know exactly down to the microgram how much they're taking, it changes nothing. Every day may be the day.
Trying to not be rude, I feel you're attributing far too much rationality to this. Their situation has no lack of uncertainty.
It's the furthest thing from their mind. They've deliberately and repeatedly signed up for much worse odds/stakes.
Rationality long left. Something is compelling, exceeding, these hypothetical deterrents. These people aren't choosing in their rational/best interest.
The grim conclusion was that dead clients are a calling card for dealers. People addicted to drugs don’t think “oh crap, this guy might kill me”, they think “oh wow, that must’ve been a hell of a high”.
[1]: https://pjvogt.substack.com/p/why-are-drug-dealers-putting-f...
[2]: https://pjvogt.substack.com/p/why-are-drug-dealers-putting-f...
Citation needed.