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Aware? Yes. Unfortunately, once you get to the supermarket - i.e., the place of purchase - you see a butt-load of signals that say otherwise. You don't get to
by chiefalchemist 4y ago
Aware? Yes. Unfortunately, once you get to the supermarket - i.e., the place of purchase - you see a butt-load of signals that say otherwise.
You don't get to the addiction and tastiness without social acceptance first.
Think about it...there is more pain, suffering and death from obesity (and conditions triggered by it) than say cocaine. Why? Because sugar is socially ok and cocaine is not. Give sugar the same stigma and the appeal is greatly reduced. We are social animals. We want to be accepted. We are wired to conform to the norms around us.
The bottom line: We've normalized the abnormal, and have made saying so socially unacceptable.
- paulpauper 4y agoYou don't get to the addiction and tastiness without social acceptance first. Hmm...the size of the dieting, weight loss, and fitness industry would seem to suggest people are aware it is bad. Few fat people want to be fat.
- chiefalchemist 4y agoStep 1 - Recognize and accept the behaviour of others around us Step 2 - Parrot the behaviour. Just because few people say they don't want to be fat doesn't mean zillions of years of evolution (and their subconscious) isn't working against them. When nearly everything around you says your decisions + behaviour is ok it is - being human - very hard to change. This is why users who try to quit relapse, they continue to surround themselves in the same environment. If you want an easy on ramp, try any of the Jonah Berger books. That should get you started. As it is, you're not recognizing how being wired to be social can backfire when unhealthy becomes the norm. When it comes to such things, the norm is far more powerful than your recognizing. https://jonahberger.com/ https://jonahberger.com/