See below for a blurb on this topic. We look forward to seeing you at Peony Garden where we talk while eating dinner. Since the restaurant is reserving table space for us, we ask that all attendees purchase dinner. We will be meeting and eating inside.
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Thanks, and I hope to see you at this interesting and thought-provoking discussion! Warren.
About This Topic: How far should society go in rescuing people from a dire situation that results from their freely-chosen actions? Any action can have bad outcomes, but some (such as free solo rock climbing) are more predictably high risk than others. Some, such as investing all your savings in your new company, can appear to others as commendable entrepreneurship if the company succeeds, and reckless if it fails.
The topic's proponent also provided the following example: Consider someone close to you, such as a friend, sibling, or adult child, whose poor decision-making places them in a position where they repeatedly come to you seeking money or housing or both. You’ve helped them in the past, and they always promise to change their behavior, but never do. Now they come to you again asking for help, making the same promises to change. What do you do?
