can we blame people for human nature? this is all taking advantage of our brain chemistry in a way that isn’t going to be fixed by yelling at people.

we can blame a person for making a bad decision. even if that decision is the norm. people on the other hand are inherently going to do what’s common. that’s how common is defined. it’s what people are likely to do. so when we have unfathomable amounts of data on what people are likely to do it’s easy to guide people towards their habits. getting mad at society for walking down the lanes that were set before them isn’t going to accomplish anything. we’re better off acknowledging the shortcomings of people as a collective and that the only ones that can really change this kind of thing are the ones guiding this behavior. advertisers, media conglomerates, tech companies, governments, etc…

people are people. they will do as people do. the only things that can be changed are individuals and systems. but you can’t change what people are.