footbinding was not eliminated in China voluntarily. footbinding was eliminated through active criminalization, surveillance, and enforcement on the part of the state.
in many ways, our own problems are even more difficult to cure.
@KitRedgrave feels almost like the same could be said of capitalism
@Lady i don't have a clear answer right now, but replying to show that you got me thinking about it. it will definitely require a large scale effort to end, in a myriad of ways.