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Ok then! Why aren't we terrified about obesity, which is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing over 300,000 people a year. (See https://www.w
by DHJSH 11y ago
Ok then! Why aren't we terrified about obesity, which is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing over 300,000 people a year. (See https://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/oehp/obesity/mortality.htm https://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/oehp/obesity/mortality.htm)
- themodelplumber 11y agoWe _are_ terrified about obesity. The weight loss market in the U.S. is at roughly $60 billion. But I wonder how long a single person can remain terrified about anything, or is indeed terrified by e.g. terrorism.
- aianus 11y ago> We _are_ terrified about obesity. The weight loss market in the U.S. is at roughly $60 billion. That's: a) an order of magnitude less than U.S. defense spending b) not funded by taxpayers
- DHJSH 11y agoPeople really didn't like my Obesity comment! The number one killer has a "personal responsibility" component and the techno-libertarians here object. Go figure... We live in an upside-down world where good is bad and right is wrong.