Aiming for the sky is a necessary part of keeping people on the optimal path while still accepting human flaws. Few people are going to remain virgins until marriage, but we should still speak out against sluttery. Most people drink, but we should still speak about the damage of alcohol and make some efforts to control it.
The difference being that people not being drunks does not create a dearth of role models for people in the real world.
Should we simply stop trying to advise people against drinking too much because Prohibition failed? Plenty of us have lost important role models to the drink, and the white trash and ghetto areas I hail from have lost entire communities to it.
The real world is filled with goals you should aim for even if you, and those around you, can never hope to achieve them fully. The process makes one better, and demanding perfection is always the greatest enemy of good.
The difference being that people not being drunks does not create a dearth of role models for people in the real world.
Should we simply stop trying to advise people against drinking too much because Prohibition failed? Plenty of us have lost important role models to the drink, and the white trash and ghetto areas I hail from have lost entire communities to it.
The real world is filled with goals you should aim for even if you, and those around you, can never hope to achieve them fully. The process makes one better, and demanding perfection is always the greatest enemy of good.