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I find a lot of the "X is unhealthy" advice to very pernicious. Because once you examine it, it typically boils down to "well, ok, healthy X is healthy, but un
by tpoacher 3y ago
I find a lot of the "X is unhealthy" advice to very pernicious.
Because once you examine it, it typically boils down to "well, ok, healthy X is healthy, but unhealthy X is unhealthy", at which point it's a tautology and totally useless advice, and probably serves more to promote a bias or an agenda than anything else.
But because people like platitudes, they omit the "if healthy elif unhealthy" part, and effectively lump the whole X onto one category that they feel more biased to, with a hidden 'caveat emptor' clause.
It's the same here.
Pursuing dreams is unhealthy -> Pursuing healthy dreams is healthy, but pursuing unhealthy dreams is unhealthy.
Vegan food is healthy -> Healthy vegan food is healthy, but unhealthy vegan food is unhealthy.
Exercise is healthy -> Healthy exercise is healthy, but unhealthy exercise is unhealthy.
Sex is healthy -> Healthy sex is healthy, unhealthy sex in unhealthy.
Liberals/Republicans are assholes -> Asshole liberals/republicans are assholes, non-asshole liberals/republicans are not assholes.
I dunno, it's just getting more and more tiring to have to filter all these arguments in this manner ...