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Same as it ever was. "One wants to do everything and one can do nothing, one is always thinking that from to-morrow one will begin a new life, that from to-mor
by Wolfbeta 4y ago
Same as it ever was.
"One wants to do everything and one can do nothing, one is always thinking that from to-morrow one will begin a new life, that from to-morrow one will set to work as one ought, that from to-morrow one will put oneself on a diet; but not a bit of it, on the evening of that very day one will over-eat oneself, so that one can only blink one’s eyes and can’t say a word—yes really; and it’s always like that.” -- "Hlobuev", Gogol, N. Dead Souls (1854)
- d_sem 4y agoIt's quite recent to have multi-billion dollar tech companies develop algorithms that are this affective of hijacking attention.
- ryan93 4y agoFood is more powerful
- Retric 4y agoObesity is killing ~2.8 million people a year, and being over weight causes a great deal of suffering.
- j-bos 4y agoI don't think obesity deaths were breaking a mill in 1854.
- Retric 4y agoYou lost me. Obesity uncommon back then, on average people where younger, and there where only ~1.2 billion people alive in 1854 vs 8 billion today. I would be surprised if obesity related deaths topped 100,000 / year back then.
- j-bos 4y agoMy apologies. Your comment better illustrates my thought than me. The thought being, while human nature may not change much across centuries, some vices like food and tech are now more refined in their distribution and effects than ever before. The idea that things are similar but not the same.
- primordialsoup 4y agoWhen everyone is sick, they stop calling it a disease. - naval. :(
- imranq 4y agoWhat is water when we are fish in a dirty river
- ryandrake 4y agoObesity has not just been normalized, it’s being actively promoted. I walked by a Victoria Secret store in the mall today, and one of the models displayed on the advertising wall was not just “plus sized” or obese, but morbidly obese. Advertised and promoted by a major brand as if it was healthy and sexy. I don’t get out much so it was shocking.
- pbj1968 4y agoShould morbidly obese women not be allowed to buy underwear? Is Victoria’s Secret not allowed to market to them? Should the entire world tremble for the approval of your gaze?
- jakobnissen 4y agoI think the idea is that no matter if they want it or not, Victoria's Secret inspire and influence people, especially young people. If you show anorectic models, they will inspire to anorexia. We all recognize that would be immoral. Now the inspire obesity, but because the pendulum is still swinging away from underweight, we don't recognize it for how sick it is.
- diordiderot 4y agoThey should tremble for the ability to walk up a set of stairs, or go shopping without a scooter, or eat carbs without an injection etc
- giardini 4y ago
- nimajneb 4y agoNot for me.