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Do people really not understand that drinking 23oz of empty calories day after day will make you fat? People aren't really that ignorant, they make choices, of

Do people really not understand that drinking 23oz of empty calories day after day will make you fat? People aren't really that ignorant, they make choices, often driven by short term desire. The corporations get this, but I feel like you are using poor as a synonym for stupid. We gotta stop treating poor people like they are dumb helpless animals, it gives them no agency.

whoisjuan 9y ago
Dude. It's pretty easy to say that. You're educated and you definitely understand well the implications of sugar consumption. It's easy to imply this just because of your presence here. Someone uneducated will not understand this well. It's not about being stupid or being poor either. You don't hear people blaming their problems on sugar... I consume sugar products because they are delicious (dopamine release). However, I have the knowledge and education to make a conscious decision about moderation. I know how to read a food label. I know how to calculate the amount of sugar in a product. I know these things because I got access to education that allowed me to understand this. No fucking Iced Tea Can is telling you that. You know what is telling you? Price: 99 cents, Flavor: Great... There's your problem. It's not about being stupid. It's about not having enough data to understand the implications of those decisions. Uneducated people don't know about caloric guidelines or recommended processed sugar intake. The only mental filter for consumption of any edible product is its availability and personal flavor appeal.
- aaron-lebo 9y ago
  I have uneducated friends, they aren't stupid.
- watwut 9y ago
  All the educated people in here are conflating health and being thin - while they are very different things. Part of difference might be that poor people simply value "looking fit" less. That is not the same as valuing health less, but there is strong component of competitiveness about looking fit and thin among more educated people that has zero to do with health.

whoisjuan 9y ago

Dude. It's pretty easy to say that. You're educated and you definitely understand well the implications of sugar consumption. It's easy to imply this just because of your presence here. Someone uneducated will not understand this well. It's not about being stupid or being poor either. You don't hear people blaming their problems on sugar... I consume sugar products because they are delicious (dopamine release). However, I have the knowledge and education to make a conscious decision about moderation. I know how to read a food label. I know how to calculate the amount of sugar in a product. I know these things because I got access to education that allowed me to understand this. No fucking Iced Tea Can is telling you that. You know what is telling you? Price: 99 cents, Flavor: Great... There's your problem. It's not about being stupid. It's about not having enough data to understand the implications of those decisions. Uneducated people don't know about caloric guidelines or recommended processed sugar intake. The only mental filter for consumption of any edible product is its availability and personal flavor appeal.

aaron-lebo 9y ago
I have uneducated friends, they aren't stupid.
watwut 9y ago
All the educated people in here are conflating health and being thin - while they are very different things. Part of difference might be that poor people simply value "looking fit" less. That is not the same as valuing health less, but there is strong component of competitiveness about looking fit and thin among more educated people that has zero to do with health.