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the majority of the population lazily look for simple formulas along the lines of "(Don't) do this, and you'll get that". I don't know about population level e
by blfr 10y ago
the majority of the population lazily look for simple formulas along the lines of "(Don't) do this, and you'll get that".
I don't know about population level effects but the Internet (more random blogs than the big media) has delivered a super simple formula (cutting carbs, lifting weights Starting Strength-style) which works every time I stick to it and in mere weeks. Perhaps it's not the demand for simplicity driving this nonsense but the opposite -- trying hard to sound smart at the dinner parties and avoiding obvious answers.
Then again, my workout is not nearly as fun as CrossFit, and my conversations about it rarely last longer than two minutes.
- jschwartzi 10y agoYeah, people stopped asking me how I lost so much weight when they found out my only answer was to count calories and lift weights.
- DiabloD3 10y agoNo one wants a simple answer. I find people, in general, to be goddamned fucking annoying because of behaviors like this.
- antisthenes 10y agoNo, in fact they CRAVE a simple answer. But a simple answer doesn't mean the solution doesn't require hard work or sacrifice. It's not wrong to desire maximum results with minimum effort. But some things just don't have shortcuts as good as the others.