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> discipline and hard work (or genetic luck) Let me tell you, the number of thin people I've met who got there through discipline and hard work is vanishingly

> discipline and hard work (or genetic luck) Let me tell you, the number of thin people I've met who got there through discipline and hard work is vanishingly small compared to those genetically blessed. This is probably why it's such an appealing delusion -- who doesn't want the world to think they're disciplined and hardworking, instead of just lucky?

Invictus0 4y ago
I don't think it's so malicious as you make it out: being thin seems like the default option, because that's how it was for most of human history and because you can't become fat without lifting the fork yourself and putting the food in your mouth. That obesity could be a disease questions our notions of free-will and the cascading questions that come along with that are quite uncomfortable.
- rootusrootus 4y ago
  I wasn't intending to frame it as malicious. I'm as big a supporter of Hanlon as anyone else.
Auracle 4y ago
How do you know they got it through being "genetically blessed" and not just...putting the fork down? In my experience a lot of skinny people don't outwardly signal that they're "dieting" because they're literally always dieting.
- lm28469 4y ago
  > because they're literally always dieting. And that's called an healthy lifestyle
- YellOh 4y ago
  Being able to easily put the fork down / always dieting is the genetic blessing. Some people maintain a low weight with almost no effort, while the genetically unlucky seem to be hardwired to always be craving food & would subjectively suffer a lot more to eat like the naturally skinny. I'm full (and would get nauseated if I continued eating) with an amount of food that would leave my sibling still feeling constant hunger pangs... the feeling of "fullness" here is the genetic/hormonal blessing
Vt71fcAqt7 4y ago
The number of fat people who consume less energy than they expend is literally zero. Nice try redefining "very fit" to mean thin, btw.
lm28469 4y ago
> instead of just lucky?` People who stay "fit" and hit a lot are the opposite of lucky, they probably have thyroid issues or other similar issues that will cause more serious problems down the road. People who think they're lucky are obese with a food addiction problem

Invictus0 4y ago

I don't think it's so malicious as you make it out: being thin seems like the default option, because that's how it was for most of human history and because you can't become fat without lifting the fork yourself and putting the food in your mouth. That obesity could be a disease questions our notions of free-will and the cascading questions that come along with that are quite uncomfortable.

rootusrootus 4y ago
I wasn't intending to frame it as malicious. I'm as big a supporter of Hanlon as anyone else.

Auracle 4y ago

How do you know they got it through being "genetically blessed" and not just...putting the fork down? In my experience a lot of skinny people don't outwardly signal that they're "dieting" because they're literally always dieting.

lm28469 4y ago
> because they're literally always dieting. And that's called an healthy lifestyle
YellOh 4y ago
Being able to easily put the fork down / always dieting is the genetic blessing. Some people maintain a low weight with almost no effort, while the genetically unlucky seem to be hardwired to always be craving food & would subjectively suffer a lot more to eat like the naturally skinny. I'm full (and would get nauseated if I continued eating) with an amount of food that would leave my sibling still feeling constant hunger pangs... the feeling of "fullness" here is the genetic/hormonal blessing

Vt71fcAqt7 4y ago

The number of fat people who consume less energy than they expend is literally zero. Nice try redefining "very fit" to mean thin, btw.

lm28469 4y ago

> instead of just lucky?` People who stay "fit" and hit a lot are the opposite of lucky, they probably have thyroid issues or other similar issues that will cause more serious problems down the road. People who think they're lucky are obese with a food addiction problem