Magic should cause more problems than it solves

>Magic should cause more problems than it solves.

Discuss.

only when not used sparingly

If that were the case, then why would people continue to practice it?

/thread

Because not all (or none) of the problems affect the wielder, only their immediate environment.

Because its easy and has consequences that hopefully don't affect you

Why do people do take Krokodil?

This is like asking why we use mechanical excavators that require 100 different industries to be built and another 10 to run when we could just use men with spades. Well, excavators are just better at digging and we have those industries anyway, so why not.

Why do people smoke meth?

Nobody smokes meth planing to get addicted to it