Do you know what happens if a rat is given a lever where it can lean on it to invoke its pleasure center? It will lean on it until it dies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_stimulation_reward#Strength_of_drive(EDIT: see Rat Park later in thread)
Who should we blame for the rat leaning on the lever? Was it a moral failing of the rat? Clearly, upon realizing that *any* rat will lean on the lever until it dies, we realize it is the system that is set up that is to blame, not the rat.
How does this affect agency?
