And what if people who are less capable actually derive *more* benefit from doing a good thing sporadically than capable people do from doing it perfectly
you argued that Peterson telling people to not watch porn is an example of his dangerous advice?
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She's saying that different people need different advice. Using your example of porn: some people might be more harmed by viewing porn than others. For some, alcohol consumption is ok, for others who are prone to addiction, it might be a problem.
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Actually, the original reason porn was brought up by hereditarian suggested that porn might actually be a virtue in an empirically rooted morality since increased porn consumption lowers rape rates
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Anyway, the idea that we can't come up with a general set of virtues that everyone, regardless of ability, can strive for and benefit from is precisely what I'm objecting to.
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Why is it about virtue? It should be about maximizing the well-being of the individual.
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