• wander1236@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    Getting an infection also isn’t okay, but you don’t generally make fun of someone because they have one.

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        11 months ago

        That’s a nice argument, Senator. Why don’t you back it up with a source?

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          11 months ago

          Are you legitimately suggesting that ~50% of the world has medical issues causing them to be fat?

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            Are you legitimately suggesting 99.9% of obese people are overweight because it’s fun for them? Because that’s what you just said.

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              No, I’m saying they lack the ability to eat less. It’s a personal failure, not a fun thing.

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                I think we have very different definitions of what “choice” means. If you lack the ability to eat less, then you aren’t choosing now are you?

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                    Bruh, why are you acting incredulous when I read what you said back to you. You said that they lack the ability to stop eating. I didn’t say that shit.

                    You also said that 99.9% of obese people choose to be that way. Again, you said, this, not me. So which is it? It can’t be both. You have to pick one.

                    Either provide a fucking source or admit you just hate fat people.

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            What I’m suggesting is that the only food available to low-income households is high in fat and low in nutrients because that’s what’s cheapest to produce.

            Unless you’re about to suggest being poor is a lifestyle choice too I suggest you stop stuffing words in my mouth.

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              11 months ago

              So if the only food they have is too high in calories, eat less of it?

              It’s not difficult.

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                Calories aren’t the problem. Nutrition is. No doubt you’ve heard it said that it’s important to eat a balanced diet. If you can’t afford to eat anything other than McDonald’s, only eating two meals a day total instead of three is not going to put more greens in your diet. It’s just going to make you hungrier.

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                  It doesn’t matter how much McDonalds you eat, you’re not going to get a healthy and nutritious meal from it.

                  So that point is irrelevant.

                  Also I’m poor, I’ve eaten nothing but McDonalds for over a year at my worst and most days I eat cheap microwave meals or instant noodles. Surprisingly I’m not fat, because being poor isn’t the cause of it, eating too much is.

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                    It doesn’t matter how much McDonalds you eat, you’re not going to get a healthy and nutritious meal from it.

                    Thank you for demonstrating my point. Eating less McDonald’s won’t make you healthier either. If you can’t get a nutritious meal once in a while, you’re not going to be healthy no matter how much or how little you eat or much you exercise.

                    Also microwave meals are a lot healthier (and a lot more epensive) than McDonald’s.

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        11 months ago

        [CITATION NEEDED]

        Seriously though, I don’t think the latest studies on psychology back that up. I recommend anyone interested look into it. Fascinating stuff

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      Yeah this doesn’t work at all. Being obese is 100% on the person. Anyone who doesn’t want to be obese can be with effort, but it is far easier to just be obese.

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      Those predecessors to an infection aren’t comparable to the gradual onset of obesity. I believe we should all be able to laugh, even at ourselves. This doesn’t single anyone out for ridicule.