[cynicalpeace]

> This has been our solution for the entirety the problem has existed.

lol us American's eat like crap and barely walk. It has not been the solution in this country. Just because the solution is simple does not mean it is easy.

Stealing is a great example of a cultural problem. Did you know some countries are more dangerous than others? In fact, did you know in some communities stealing doesn't happen very much or at all?

Why? The people decided to behave better via mechanisms not finely levered by drugs or pharmaceutical policy. Individual behavior, cultural upbringing, economic circumstance, physical environment, etc. These things are way more important than any drug or policy and minimally impacted by them.

The rest of your argument is just ad hominem. Next!

[consteval]

> lol us American's eat like crap and barely walk. It has not been the solution in this country

Again, you're not understanding and I'm just not sure how much more I can dumb this down.

When you are fat, the thing everyone will tell you is "eat healthier and move more"

That has been our approach to the obesity epidemic since the beginning. And it's not working.

> Individual behavior, cultural upbringing, economic circumstance, physical environment, etc. These things are way more important than any drug or policy and minimally impacted by them

Literally all of those are directly impacted by policy.

If you legitimately think culture, economy, and physical environment has nothing to do with policy, go move to South Sudan. If you're truly that unbelievably stupid, put your money where your mouth is.

[cynicalpeace]

> When you are fat, the thing everyone will tell you is "eat healthier and move more"

> That has been our approach to the obesity epidemic since the beginning. And it's not working.

If you don't actually move more and eat healthier, yeah it won't work. Saying something and doing something are 2 different things. Anyone that does it will lose weight and be healthier. There's really no getting around it.

> If you legitimately think culture, economy, and physical environment has nothing to do with policy.

I never said "nothing" to do with policy. Read my comments again. I'm arguing against policy being the only solution and you took that to mean something else.

Culture and personal responsibility have a role in health. Next!

[consteval]

> Saying something and doing something are 2 different things

Exactly, it looks like it's clicking for you. Just telling people to move more doesn't work. I'm glad we've finally come to agreement on something that is an obvious reality.

> I'm arguing against policy being the only solution and you took that to mean something else

And additional solutions include...? Oh, fuck all? Because, as a reminder, you haven't actually proposed anything. You've just been talking out of your ass and saying things that directly contradict with reality.

Yes, it would be nice if we could just say "eat less" and magically solve everything. That is about the level of problem solving I'd expect from a 5 year old, so at least you've gotten there.

But dig deeper. Think critically. Do you think if I stood on the street corner and held a sign that said "dope is bad" addiction would go away? Now what if I employed policies to limit the amount of opiates distributed?

What sounds more feasible to you? Employing policies that help people lose weight? Or collectively brainwashing billions of people globally so they lose the weight themselves? Are you seeing how one is an actual solution, and the other is the dreams of a child?