Because People will make bad choices at scale, it is more important to limit the choices they can make rather than blame them for those choices.

Examples

An example from an article about the suboptimal choices that were being made during the COVID-19 pandemic:

“Even within academic psychology, scholars are prone to focusing on individuals who make suboptimal choices—workers who do not save, or employees who choose bad retirement investments. In the pandemic, this urge is a red herring; it is too easy to focus on people making bad choices rather than on people having bad choices. People should practice humility regarding the former and voice outrage about the latter.” (Tess Wilkinson-Ryan, Our Minds Aren’t Equipped for This Kind of Reopening)