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It's like 25% of the men in my family. I am but a mere 6'1". What do?
by sublinear 2mo ago
It's like 25% of the men in my family. I am but a mere 6'1". What do?
- throwaway2037 2mo agoI don't understand. Is this a humble brag?
- sublinear 2mo ago?? No. I'm saying that since height is genetic, being too tall or too short for BMI happens in clusters. There are also specific activities that select for tallness or shortness (basketball, horse racing, pilots, etc.) concentrating attention on the topic even further. It's not a fringe problem when you have whole groups of people against an idea. I'm just telling you why BMI has never been taken seriously by a lot more people than those directly affected. This is an insight worth having far beyond just BMI. Most rough stats are rejected by the public for exactly the same reasons. The problem with BMI isn't its existence, but its abuse and marketing. People abuse stats all the time and this is a really glaringly obvious one that needed to be taken down decades ago.