Tech will not cure dependency issues, it's biochemists, biologists, and psychologists that are at the forefront of that, and there isn't a universal cure for addiction. Tech also won't solve poverty, which is a political issue.
Appears to be an incredibly powerful force multiplier, just need to scale up (can be manufactured for less than $5/month/person). My apologies for going off topic, confirming your point to solve addiction to solve these second order effects of mental health challenges and poverty. Secure (basic needs), functional humans with basic needs met don't strip infra and homes for copper.
> Tech will not cure dependency issues, it's biochemists, biologists, and psychologists that are at the forefront of that, and there isn't a universal cure for addiction. Tech also won't solve poverty, which is a political issue.
Preach.
https://recursiveadaptation.com/p/wegovy-and-ozempic-semaglu...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40565144
https://recursiveadaptation.com/p/the-growing-scientific-cas...
Please let me know where these people are! I have been riding the streets for 18 years in a city with over 1 million (Top 100 by population in the US) and I haven't met an actual impoverished person that was not an addict. Our "poorest" citizens eat better than lower middle-class with EBT. They steal because its 1000% easier than any job on the planet.
1. Of course you can live in poverty without being an addict, that wasn't an implication of what I said.
2. Biochemistry is technology.
3. Tech will, has, and is 'solving' poverty.
4. My point is that it is not poverty driving people to strip copper from the walls, it is drug addiction.