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Are you overweight?

• expounded 8y ago
  So you assume I’m overweight because I can’t stand the same temperatures you can? I’m not even going to answer that. Go f yourself.
  • llampx 8y ago
    To be fair, there was a question and not an assumption. An assumption would be, "I bet you are overweight."
    • greedo 8y ago
      The implications of the question were pretty clear.
      • spacehome 8y ago
        It's certainly true that overweight people tend to run a little warmer. It's just a brute consequence of more insulation. We are not abstract thinking machines, but rather embedded in the physical world. My weight has fluctuated over the years, and when I'm carrying more pounds, I definitely notice that temperatures I used to feel comfortable at now cause me discomfort. As for the implication. I really didn't imply anything. I have no idea of expounded's weight. Being overweight would be one explanation of his experience, but not the only one. I didn't know, so I asked. It certainly seems to be a touchy subject for him or her.
• dang 8y ago
  This violates the site guidelines. Please review them and follow the rules when posting here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  • spacehome 8y ago
    Which one?
    • dang 8y ago
      For starters, "Be civil."