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The fact that people have this idea that "obese == unable to resist drinking 8 cans of coke per day" is honestly part of the problem.
by mort96 2y ago
The fact that people have this idea that "obese == unable to resist drinking 8 cans of coke per day" is honestly part of the problem.
- rixed 2y agoMaybe, but shame has never been a very good cure overall.
- vkou 2y agoShaming people is fantastic at making me feel self-righteous, though, which is the best metric by which I can evaluate treatments and interventions for other people. (When I feel charitable, I can instead wring my hands and hemm and haww about the unknown consequences of people using medication to solve their health problems. I can't outline what exactly those consequences are, but I can certainly hemm and haww.)
- elzbardico 2y agoAs much as we pretend otherwise and rationalize stuff because the greatest sin for our generation is being judgemental, I am pretty sure this is the case in a lot of instances.