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I wish there was a definitive guide to how to respond to that hypothesis. Many many hn commenters and many outside of the internet normal people strongly align
by johnkpaul 8y ago
I wish there was a definitive guide to how to respond to that hypothesis. Many many hn commenters and many outside of the internet normal people strongly align with the obese-are-lazy narrative and I’ve basically given up arguing with them.
- koboll 8y ago"Lazy" obscures the addiction component, yes. But no other addiction has such an accessible and accepted narrative that the addiction is not your fault, there's nothing you can do about it, and so you shouldn't even try to change.
- alrs 8y agoI'm not obese, but I was. There is a weird Internet cult that celebrates obesity, but I think plenty who live in the "nothing you can do" camp internalized bad advice, got nowhere with it, and gave up.
- johnkpaul 8y agoI was in that "nothing you can do camp" for almost 30 years. Until I learned that I was a carbohydrate addict and carbohydrates are not necessary to live, I gave up completely. Giving up is the only option after trying and failing diets and exercise programs your whole life. I started dieting when I was ~6 years old.
- perfmode 8y agoA generalized solution would be incredibly powerful for putting to rest these tired, ostensibly plausible clichés.