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It feels a lot like telling poor people to "just work harder"
by TheSoftwareGuy 7y ago
It feels a lot like telling poor people to "just work harder"
- nobleach 7y agoThat's interesting. Taking a walk a few times a week can cost nothing (if one has the time). Choosing not to eat a diet of sugar and fat can be cheaper... So while I get the whole "telling someone who is unhealthy to 'be more healthy'" thing is not a good approach. it's also PROVEN that diet and exercise _do_ have an effect. So I can't imagine why encouraging folks warrants a downvote. But, here I am on this train now too!
- notJim 7y agoBecause if just telling people this was the solution, we wouldn't have this problem. It comes across as snarky because it treats a difficult and complex problem as a simple one.
- dredmorbius 7y agoI see your point. But treating this as if it is only a "try harder" or "you've got what you had coming to you" isn't a very interesting conversation either.
- sigstoat 7y ago> That's interesting. Taking a walk a few times a week can cost nothing (if one has the time). you keep just glossing over the costs. "if one has the time". it's an opportunity cost.
- ASalazarMX 7y agoFlawed analogy. If sweat was money you bet we would exercise for hours. Getting out of the vicious circle of poverty can be almost impossible, while improving your health is free. Free but very, very hard because it goes against our instincts, yet easier than "stop being poor" because you're changing yourself, not your society.