"But unlike AA, I would never claim that what I've suggested is right for everybody. But ... let's say I had nothing better to offer: It wouldn't matter — we still need to change the system as it is because we are harming 90 percent of the people."
It is difficult to tell if those are the words of the NPR author or Lance dodes who wrote the book, but it directly contradicts your statement
"2. No one is dismissing the idea of doing 12 steps"
Changing the system doesn't have to mean getting rid of the 12 steps: it would change the system to make other options equally accessible and respectable.
It is difficult to tell if those are the words of the NPR author or Lance dodes who wrote the book, but it directly contradicts your statement
"2. No one is dismissing the idea of doing 12 steps"