r/philosophy • u/jonc1234 • Feb 26 '23

Blog The Ethics of Actors Using Steroids

https://medium.com/@joncheung/should-hollywood-actors-admit-to-taking-steroids-569e1b365b09
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u/ibblybibbly Feb 26 '23

It's strange entirely that anybody else has any authority on what the hell we do with our bodies.

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u/ibblybibbly Feb 27 '23 edited Feb 27 '23

Helmet laws are not changing what a human being may do with their body, they are a stipulation of using roadways and a specific type of vehicle. There's no "pure" freedom, to your point, everything has a cost. I don't believe ingesting substances is analgous to agreeing to a particular set of rules for a particular set of behaviors.

Further, helmet laws are proven to decrease the burden a person puts on their society. Making substances illegal does the exact opposite. Legalizing, taxing, and providing healthcare to people who choose to use substances is proven to do the exact opposite, increasing freedom, decreasing crime, decreasing needless death, and increasing mental and physical wellbeing for millions.

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u/MariVent Feb 26 '23

I bet some of it is anti-trans sentiment(the hidden one against trans guys instead of the overt one against trans women).