Wait, what’s their true purpose?

This is a recent problem. Do we think those purported fat genes just evolved in society over the past eightyish years, and spread so widely that, per the 2017-2018 NHANES data, 73% of American adults are overweight (30.7%) or obese (42.4%)? On a population level it’s clear this cannot be genetic. There’s been a cultural shift that has caused this problem, often thought to be related to processed food, less time to cook, and for some underserved communities, food deserts.

Look at how dramatically obesity has risen since the '80s:

I think their point is that doctors don’t want their patients to become entrapped by obesity into lifelong poor health, which also traps them as sources of revenue for corporations that profit from sickness and fat: pharma, companies that sell fad diet and/or exercise plans, etc. So if your doctor tells you to lose weight, it’s probably coming from a good place, regardless of what else might be going on with your health.

(And just in anticipation of some replies I might get: yes, it’s absolutely a real and shitty thing when doctors only see the fat and assume it’s the cause of all the patient’s problems. You deserve better healthcare than that. But also recognize that while the fat might not be the cause of a given problem, it might be exacerbating that problem.)

I see beans but no jeans. Come on lemmy, do the thing.

I’m neither. Just an introvert with a good imagination ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Yeah and (at least in this case) if he’s a security guard, he just walks right on in!

Hey now, it was eight very strong questions!

Ouais, ça serait une bonne occasion de pratiquer mon français - c’est trop rouillé !

It’s super old-timey

Welp I don’t have children and it would be highly weird if I went around forcing other people’s kids to go play free-range so…

Serious question, have you considered the trades? It seems that jobs like electrician, plumber, auto mechanic, etc are a lot more secure than white collar jobs are right now, especially STEM. I know at least where I live (Philly exurbs) there’s a shortage of electricians, with only 2 going into the trade as 5 retire. You get paid during your training and through the union you get healthcare and a pension. Something to think about.

True, but kids aren’t free-range anymore the way they were when I was growing up in the '80s & '90s. It didn’t used to matter if you had a small backyard if you had a big neighborhood to roam. But from what I understand, kids aren’t allowed to just get on their bikes and go explore like they used to. Larger yards give kids a place to play, to get some fresh air and exercise instead of being indoors glued to a screen.

I mean, before the stupid challenges it was Jackass; before that it was America’s Funniest Home Videos. Dumb entertainment has always existed.

Ooh, ‘boil the billionaires’ has a nice ring to it

Man for me it was that $1.25 pool stand hot dog

And independents

Or, god forbid, mustard on a hamberder

It already is

Poor mom. I bet that was peri/meno brain fog. It sucks.

Don’t you clean your toilet brush after you use it?