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> Those actions can have externalities I dont believe that people who eat unhealthy food have any doubts about the effect of the food. They just dont care that
by HDThoreaun 2y ago
> Those actions can have externalities
I dont believe that people who eat unhealthy food have any doubts about the effect of the food. They just dont care that its unhealthy, that isnt an externality.
> Nobody's ascribing fault here; rather, we're trying to understand the bigger picture.
The bigger picture is that more products that people enjoy is a good thing, and if some people cant handle that its not societys fault.
- otterley 2y agoThe externality is increased public health care cost. Obesity leads to increased risks of heart attacks, diabetes, strokes, etc. And there’s a strong between poverty and obesity, making it more likely the public will pay the cost of treatment. There are other externalities as well; for example, we still haven’t really solved the problems created by all the plastic packaging used with processed foods.