tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post112128155090253598..comments2024-01-28T00:20:40.933-08:00Comments on Agoraphilia: Paternalism and ParentalismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1121356852422752582005-07-14T09:00:00.000-07:002005-07-14T09:00:00.000-07:00I think Whole Life Insurance another example. It'...I think Whole Life Insurance another example. It's not a great deal for insurance, or savings; but combining them "forces" people to save who are afraid they might otherwise not do it at all.<BR/><BR/>Kind of like Social Security, except for the cash value of the policy.Gilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16905127825110313631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1121289191017215492005-07-13T14:13:00.000-07:002005-07-13T14:13:00.000-07:00Maybe there's a market for services to help people...Maybe there's a market for services to help people enforce their own restrictions on themselves? They could use monitoring equipment, testing, other clever methods appropriate to the task...<BR/><BR/>People could always cancel the service, if they chose, but perhaps not without forfeiting a substantial deposit.<BR/><BR/>At least that way, their peculiar self-imposed denial wouldn't have to affect others who weren't interested in it for themselves.<BR/><BR/>People who genuinely wanted to help people succeed in their own goals could subsidize the use of these services, rather than impose regulations on everyone. If they preferred the latter, it would be clear that voluntary help wasn't their real motivation.<BR/><BR/>I always thought it was weird for people to limit their own options to protect against moments of weakness, but most people I've asked think it's straightforward and reasonable.<BR/><BR/>I remember reading several years ago about a guy who shipped his own modem cable to himself so that he would get some work done for a few days without being tempted to get on the Internet. Of course, he could go buy another one, but that would be a temptation that would be easier to overcome.Gilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16905127825110313631noreply@blogger.com