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Entertainment is an effect, not the main cause. It's not the fault of availability of McDonalds that a person chooses to destroy their health eating only burge
by FirmwareBurner 1y ago
Entertainment is an effect, not the main cause.
It's not the fault of availability of McDonalds that a person chooses to destroy their health eating only burgers, fries and Coke. Healthy options still exist, just that some people choose not to use them.
So why do people choose endless entertainment instead of the "healthy options"?
- justjico 1y agoWell, isn’t this just the old paradox of free will. You are free to do whatever you desire. But you are not free to choose your desires.
- FirmwareBurner 1y ago>But you are not free to choose your desires. Couldn't be more false.
- em-bee 1y agohard disagree. this belief that we are not free to choose what we desire is a disease, and it's used to excuse bad behavior. it also takes away agency and hope from those who want to change. it takes willpower, but it is possible to change. what makes changing difficult is lack of experience. it is difficult to choose what we don't know, and negative experiences push you away from trying something that everyone says is good but that you only had bad experiences with. like if you had a bad experience making friends growing up then you will shy away from trying to make friends until you either push yourself to try anyways, or you make some friends by chance and realize that it is a good experience after all. the same goes for food, social media, and everything else.
- bloqs 1y agodopamine
- FirmwareBurner 1y agoIs dopamine a new thing in th human body?
- AlecSchueler 1y agoA constant source of it that requires no effort is, yes
- nielsbot 1y agoThen it’s equally valid to ask “but what if McDonald’s didn’t exist?”
- FirmwareBurner 1y agoIf McDs wouldn't exist then KFC and Wendys would exist to fulfill that market demand. What a stupid question. Prohibition proved that.
- 1718627440 1y agos/McDonald’s/companies like McDonald’s/
- nielsbot 1y agoThank you!
- AlecSchueler 1y ago> It's not the fault of availability of McDonalds that a person chooses to destroy their health eating only burgers, fries and Coke. Do you know how advertising works? McDonald's have spent an unimaginable amount of money to sway people's choices and absolutely need to share in the blame for the result of those actions.
- conception 1y agoI would push back that there are healthy options in comparison to McDonald’s.Tthe only healthy option I have been able to find that offers quick drive thru food is oddly Starbucks. And when I say McDonald’s, I mean fast drive-through food options that yourself and a child would enjoy .
- em-bee 1y agothat's the answer then: healthy options take more effort. the same is true for entertainment. i feel that myself. i mostly choose good books and stories as entertainment, but to find them is more work than just eg. browsing on youtube.