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most problems in human culture thus far are caused by humans thinking a cheap shortcut is equal to actually putting in the work
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My problem with this is the implication that losing weight the traditional way (diet and exercise) is something that people are choosing not to do. Weight loss is extremely difficult if not impossible for many people for a myriad of biological reasons. There isn’t anything immoral about taking a medication that has the potential to help you with this if losing weight is something you want to do. IMHO. 💕
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the problem I have with this line of thought is that these people could’ve avoided the weight they have to lose by not taking the cheap shortcut of ultraprocessed foods, which many of them more than likely have lived a lifetime consuming: and while that’s not their fault entirely either the problem is the cheap shortcut of ultraprocessed foods shouldn’t have ever been allowed to happen: corruption in the system we have to root out
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people with these weight problems didn’t exist previously in history at the rate they do today and the main thing that’s changed is the ultraprocessed foods everyone eats on the daily: a cheap shortcut that should’ve never been invented
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Lot to go into here, but you seem like the type of person who would appreciate some good analysis. You should read some work by Aubrey Gordon. She’s a fat activist and has a podcast.
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A problem I rarely see people talk about is medical fat phobia. It’s often impossible for fat people to get diagnosed with anything other than being fat. Doctors will tell them “well first you need to lose weight” and then ignore an actual unrelated serious problem until it’s too late. I have seen this firsthand with my mom.
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