Most countries are "suppressing the desires" for certain drugs and gambling, some even for sugary softdrinks. These don't necessarily lead to unhealthy outcomes. The easiest cases are where people simply do less of the bad thing without turning to crime, like with softdrinks. Engagement-bait minidramas seem to be such a case.

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spwa4 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Name ONE western countries that is half as heavy handed as China in suppressing softdrinks or even gambling.

	▲	ahartmetz 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		None, and I don't want Western countries to censor like China. There needs to be a considerable reluctance to censor media in order to avoid censorship of political (in the widest sense) speech. But regulating trashy media with clearly negative effects has its advantages.