How long until we have injections to boost confidence, help people get over phobias, etc?
Anyway, can't wait for my decadent shithole to be full of splicers, will be fun to watch during the long fall.
Sure, you can quit smoking. Can everyone quit smoking? Now we have a problem. Addressing society-wide problems, like obesity, is not helpful with an individualistic approach. It's just not. Because anyone can do anything.
If you'd want to argue the "discipline" route, you'd have to demonstrate what society-wide socioeconomic changes occurred from the 1970s to now, that collectively lowered humanity's discipline. That's a tough ask, so surprise surprise nobody does that.
P.S. drugs are often a problem because they work. Often too well. Which can often lead to maladaptive behaviors. Not because they don’t.
Uncomfortably for you perhaps, these drugs show that willpower is not necessary either.