The real stories of addiction and treatment never make for as good TV as the damaging "radical" stories in shows like that. Obviously every story is different, but it often only perpetuates the cycle of harm further to be cold, cruel, and isolating to an addict, like Hari observes.

A lot of issues that hurt communities have their blame placed on individual failures, and ignore the need for societal change to benefit all. I appreciate this focus in the article.

I see where he's coming from with this; as much as the internet does to foster community, it is completely unmatched compared to the experience of actually going out in the real world and connecting with said communities in a tangible way.

Consistently, housing is the key for lowering recidivism and guaranteeing those in poverty are healthy and connected to their community.

Again, the author goes to great lengths to establish their credibility on the subject

It's interesting to see the author comparing soldiers to rats, especially considering they're specifically Vietnam War soldiers, probably most morally dubious war of its time.

Several appeals to logos made here, constructing the foundation for the upcoming argument on a solid base of evidence.

This passage and the previous one work to display the author's personal connection to the subject, establishing their credibility to discuss it.