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It's not because there is a shortage of healthy alternatives. It's because people are free to choose.
by missedthecue 5y ago
It's not because there is a shortage of healthy alternatives. It's because people are free to choose.
- troyvit 5y agoYeah people are free to choose but to go full circle many of us let ourselves be manipulated by advertising[0] and dark patterns[1] to make unhealthy choices. That's why USA is so obese. When I look at countries like Japan I don't see a limit in food choices, but I see a lot more healthy people. [0] https://theconversation.com/how-marketers-condition-us-to-buy-more-junk-food-43466 https://theconversation.com/how-marketers-condition-us-to-bu... [1] https://cspinet.org/protecting-our-health/nutrition/unhealthy-checkout/8-ways-supermarkets-make-you-buy-more https://cspinet.org/protecting-our-health/nutrition/unhealth...
- simplify 5y agoI might argue someone is not "free to choose" if they haven't been taught how to spot dark patterns in rhetoric and advertising.
- missedthecue 5y agoI don't think people completely lose their agency just because they saw a Coca Cola billboard.
- simplify 5y agoSure, but I didn't say they completely lose their agency.