Yeah. I’m reminded of those stories I hear about tweakers who crack open tesla superchargers and cut out the live, high-voltage copper wires to sell them for scrap, but even more so. Like, locally, sure, that might actually be the most direct path to the goal. But if you are able to do that you have so many better options for achieving long-term satisfaction your goal if you have even the slightest amount of impulse control.
If you tell me that someone has died because of something an addict like this did, I’m not going to be surprised. But I’ll expect that to look like “stabbed a guy for his wallet to get $40 for the next fix” or “stole the wires in a hospital backup generator”, not “ruthlessly took over a cartel to secure a lifetime supply of drugs”.
Yeah. I’m reminded of those stories I hear about tweakers who crack open tesla superchargers and cut out the live, high-voltage copper wires to sell them for scrap, but even more so. Like, locally, sure, that might actually be the most direct path to the goal. But if you are able to do that you have so many better options for achieving long-term satisfaction your goal if you have even the slightest amount of impulse control.
If you tell me that someone has died because of something an addict like this did, I’m not going to be surprised. But I’ll expect that to look like “stabbed a guy for his wallet to get $40 for the next fix” or “stole the wires in a hospital backup generator”, not “ruthlessly took over a cartel to secure a lifetime supply of drugs”.