drug addiction shouldnt be seen as a weakness of willpower but as a disease
scientists have found genes that make people more susceptible to addiction (almost 600% more likely to be addicted to a drug if you have the corresponding gene)
they also found neurotransmitters and proteins in these people's brains that causes addiction to be much more likely because of how the brain responds to the drug (some people's brains are susceptible to changing so that they are devoted to the drug while others can easily quit because their brain is more resilient)
this issue is too complicated and Gene calling Prince "pathetic" is disgraceful and ignorant
agree. to add to that, children that are the victims of child abuse and neglect often self medicate in adulthood,
struggles that people like Prince dealt with, usually spawned from their formative years. things that happen before 3-4 years old are never the child's fault.
even if they didn't use drugs, they would self medicate in some other way, like with excess food. anything self-destructive that gives a person
temporary relief from the pain they are dealing with.
we need to have empathy for people like this, not judgement. how can you blame a child for developing a coping system for abuse?
its ironic that the people that are so judgemental of others, people like Trump and Simmons, are classic sufferers themselves. both have been tied to NPD (narcissistic personality disorder) in the past. a disorder that affects the ability to have empathy, and causes the person to need to feel superior to others.
deep down they feel inferior, and use their egos as a crutch to mask it
Dude hair is
that's a wig