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by kortilla 2744 days ago
>but this debate in particular has overwhelming evidence in support of it being correct.

Yet you provide none despite you making the extraordinary claims. Worrying about society overeating wasn’t even a thing in the US until the 50s.
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agsdfgsd 2744 days ago
I have not made any extraordinary claims, I have repeated the very standard scientific consensus, which is constantly repeated in the popular media. I do not presume that every piece of common knowledge is going to be considered an "extraordinary claim" by someone who hates search engines.

>Worrying about society overeating wasn’t even a thing in the US until the 50s.

So, our modern lifestyle is good because we've only been worried about it killing us since we've had it?

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kortilla 2742 days ago
It is not common knowledge that a hunter gatherer lifestyle without medicine/food science/etc is better. It is not reported in popular media and it’s not backed by scientific research. It is an extraordinary claim.

>our modern lifestyle is good because we've only been worried about it killing us since we've had it?

Nope. It’s good because it’s provided us with abundance to the point where we are no longer struggling just to feed ourselves.

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