A speaker critiques the rigid "my way or the highway" stance in 12-step programs like AA, arguing that millions struggling with addiction need more inclusive recovery options. Rather than replace existing meetings, the community should develop complementary methods to reach people the current system alienates.
And if some hard book thumping, 12-step loving, it's my way or the highway kind of people hate my version of it or hate your version of it, no offense to them, but I care way more, way more about the hundreds of thousands of people, if not millions, who are out there suffering. AA is here, right? Everybody knows AA is here. Right, right. They don't need more PR. We're good. There are tens of thousands of meetings all over the world. They have members all over. Keep doing your thing. I'm not even asking you to stop doing your thing. Keep doing it. But you're helping this much. That's right. So we should probably try to come up with some other ways that help others.
