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[palominocorn]

Okay, here's my thesis statement: if you want people to stop a behavior, you have to figure out why they're doing it, and find a way to fill that need otherwise.

Shame doesn't work. Peer pressure doesn't work. Begging doesn't work. Threats don't work. Demonstrations of the consequences of their behavior don't work.

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[palominocorn]

Yep, definitely. "Patterns worn into the brain from time in a dysfunctional environment" is a huge driver of maladaptive behavior.