tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post3682724546728482661..comments2024-03-18T15:42:43.140+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Creating the climateEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-77595085208057528162013-06-12T03:13:03.542+12:002013-06-12T03:13:03.542+12:00haha to Matt the genius and where is Doug Sellman ...haha to Matt the genius and where is Doug Sellman when we need himpaul scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-80845156615361425752013-06-11T16:04:28.183+12:002013-06-11T16:04:28.183+12:00I'm obviously just rationalising my alcoholism...I'm obviously just rationalising my alcoholism/caffeine addiction. Or maybe they are just projecting their concerns about their lack of self-control onto other people.<br /><br />Either way it is obvious who is at fault. Psychologists.Matt Nolanhttp://tvhe.co.nz/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-36773880711955721952013-06-11T16:02:38.556+12:002013-06-11T16:02:38.556+12:00Clearly you're in the pockets of Big {Soda, To...Clearly you're in the pockets of Big {Soda, Tobacco, Fat, Gambling, Muesli Bars, Fun, ...}Eric Cramptonhttp://offsettingbehaviour.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-5549589135426967202013-06-11T12:05:06.312+12:002013-06-11T12:05:06.312+12:00Framing choice as a disease is a moral choice. On...Framing choice as a disease is a moral choice. One I don't agree with, hence why I reach different conclusions to them.<br /><br />In fact, it is a choice of frame that I find morally uncomfortable - given the way it treats choice. Their solutions involve actively adding a "cost" if someone chooses to do something, thereby changing behaviour - and their justification is just "it is for their own good". I find this moral position untenable.Matt Nolanhttp://tvhe.co.nz/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-7007134016979002612013-06-10T15:45:48.045+12:002013-06-10T15:45:48.045+12:00Well, they did conclude that such targeting was li...Well, they did conclude that such targeting was likely to be ineffective.Eric Cramptonhttp://offsettingbehaviour.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-31109481210090535662013-06-10T14:35:13.697+12:002013-06-10T14:35:13.697+12:00The part that stood out to me was "targeting ...The part that stood out to me was "targeting teenage girls might be ideal". Who in their right mind thinks it is a good idea to have a govt programme telling teenage girls how awful it is to be fat and how you should constantly worry about your diet or else you might get fat. Every single teenage girl I have ever known was already far more concerned about being skinny than they should be. Bloody hell what planet are these people on?Rachel Webbnoreply@blogger.com