I used to be obese, I weighted 224 lbs I'm at 183 lbs now, and there's a night and day difference in my quality of life. I honestly don't know what prompted me to eat so much sugar and refuse to exercise.
I know how these people feel, I was on the same boat myself. I thought there was no way out, when I went out to eat with my friends I told myself "I eat less than them, so it isn't my fault", completely disregarding the unhealthy amount of sugar foods I ate at home (mostly cookies).
What I find worrying is that the number of "enablers" has grown at an alarming rate, and I am left confused when I see stuff like this. These people clearly need help, what they do not need is people to encourage them to keep up with their self-destructive behavior.
Obesity is a vicious circle, the more people are obese, the more other people find it "acceptable", since it starts to become the norm. And then stuff like the "fat acceptance movement" are born, and so on. I hope there will be a stop to this plague.
I find death fascinating. It's a double-edged sword, and what you make of it determines a lot of your life choices. Some people think "I'm gonna die in X years anyway, so what's the point of trying", while other people think "I'm gonna die in X years anyway, so might as well trying to get the most out of the time I have been given". Most people I know adhere to the former thought, which I find alarming. It looks like the trend in the current internet culture among people my age and younger.
Jokes about suicide, self-deprecation, and depression are the norm nowadays on the internet. Here's an example of such behaviour:
I know how these people feel, I was on the same boat myself. I thought there was no way out, when I went out to eat with my friends I told myself "I eat less than them, so it isn't my fault", completely disregarding the unhealthy amount of sugar foods I ate at home (mostly cookies).
What I find worrying is that the number of "enablers" has grown at an alarming rate, and I am left confused when I see stuff like this. These people clearly need help, what they do not need is people to encourage them to keep up with their self-destructive behavior.
Obesity is a vicious circle, the more people are obese, the more other people find it "acceptable", since it starts to become the norm. And then stuff like the "fat acceptance movement" are born, and so on. I hope there will be a stop to this plague.
How you feel about this show and the people in it is how I feel about death in general and the entire population. I feel bad for these people for missing out on what little life they have, but in the end we all die (for now) and nobody seems to give a sh*t about that.
Obesity is an unfortunate problem, especially when it leads to early death. To me the bigger tragedy is death itself. Extending the lifespan won't solve the obesity problem, but it might help.
Some days I find it hard to get motivated when I think about the fact in another 50 years or so I'll be nothing more than a lingering thought (crossing my fingers for the Singularity though). My existence will extend as far as the legacy I leave behind, and the length of time it continues to be a legacy until the new society decides its not.
Columbus day in Oklahoma is now called "Indigenous People's Day." Not that it matters. Columbus ain't coming back whether we remember him or not.
I just want to have the choice to live and keep living. The thought that it's all coming to an end for everyone is the most frustrating, sad thought in the world. Almost as sad and distressing as the realization that virtually nobody cares and everybody on the planet is an enabler.
I find death fascinating. It's a double-edged sword, and what you make of it determines a lot of your life choices. Some people think "I'm gonna die in X years anyway, so what's the point of trying", while other people think "I'm gonna die in X years anyway, so might as well trying to get the most out of the time I have been given". Most people I know adhere to the former thought, which I find alarming. It looks like the trend in the current internet culture among people my age and younger.
Jokes about suicide, self-deprecation, and depression are the norm nowadays on the internet. Here's an example of such behaviour:
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