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The bias against overweight people is probably less about them hoarding and more about them being unhealthy. We probably have a bias against unhealthy people b
by awb 7y ago
The bias against overweight people is probably less about them hoarding and more about them being unhealthy.
We probably have a bias against unhealthy people because they'd drain the time and resources of a tribe. And they'd be less likely to help with physical activities like hunting, gathering and war.
Obesity is a very new phenomenon but not wanting to include or associate with people who seem sick or unhealthy is probably pretty old.
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- Hitton 7y agoBias against overweight people isn't about them being unhealthy, plenty of other unhealthy people have public sympathies, the problem is they are mostly "voluntarily" unhealthy - they want accommodations for conditions caused by their unhealthy habit. It's similar to drug addicts' plight in both the cause and reaction.