|
|
|
|
|
|
by JamesBarney
2986 days ago
|
|
|
The 18-25 yr old generation seems to have way more weight related problems than mine (30-35). But they also tend to be much more responsible by other measures.(less smoking, less binge drinking, harder working, more politically active etc..) Not to mention across my friends and acquaintances weight doesn't seem to correlate very well with any other since of personal responsibility. I have plenty of incredibly hard working heavy friends, and lazy as hell skinny ones. What are your reasons for blaming an entire generation's(cross nationality, cross species) obesity problem on personal responsibility? BTW what do you mean by personal responsibility? Is that a shift in culture, or is it a shift in willpower via dysgynic evolution? |
|
|
Humams look around (subconsciously) and think "what's the norm?" Excess weight has become the norm. What's +40 lbs when 100 is so common? On top of that it's not PC to say anything on the subject.
Put another way, look at smoking. As it decreased, it decreased more. And so on. Individuals shifted the broader norm.
What made smoking different is it was so closely tied to causing cancer. But mention the ills of obesity and you're accused of fat shaming. We have cultural leaders (e.g., Oprah) saying "Love and accept yourself no matter what" but forgetting to add "even it leads to premature death."
Long to short, we've normalized the abnormal, the unhealthy. I personally don't see an end to this trend any time soon. I hope I'm wrong.