• Derpenheim@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    My genuinely unpopular opinion that I will not be changing: If you are fat, it is your fault. I fully understand (at least to the extant modern research has gone on the matter) the genetic differences in hunger receptors, fat accumulation, serotonin deficiencies from vagus nerve disorders, etc.

    All of the above are easily treatable, half of them with OTC medication. If you eat more than the calories necessary to run your body, you will gain weight. There are no phantom calories, you are snacking the whole fucking day.

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      21 hours ago

      I like the way you’ve gussied up “objectively wrong as proven by science” into “my unpopular opinion.”

      When your opinion contradicts known fact, it’s no longer an opinion. It’s a fantasy.

      You can’t even change your “opinion” when provided with excellent reasons to, yet you judge people for not overcoming their biological imperatives.

      A few more facts before I go: I’m not overweight, and you are a douche.

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      17 hours ago

      nah lots of people are fat because of undiagnosed mental illness. depression -> fat, it’s known

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      23 hours ago

      Nah… Fat kids, you blame the parents. It’s not the kids’ fault. When the parents have limited financial resources and US healthcare coverage, it’s not really their fault either.

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      beyond genetic differences, I understand there’s also a growing body of evidence that a person’s gut microbiome plays a pretty big role in how the body processes food. I heard of a case where someone got a fecal matter transplant, their diet and level of activity didn’t change, and yet they started gaining significant more weight.

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      My genuinely unpopular opinion that I won’t be changing: if you’re fat that’s 100% okay!!! Absolutely no moral condemnation is warranted and anybody being a dick about it is just a mean-spirited cockhead grasping at the shallowest possible ‘justifications’ to feel superior to someone!!!

      Where the fuck do Lemmy users get off on thinking they’re as progressive as it gets but the moment women, Muslims or fat people are mentioned they turn into the most concavebrained chuds imaginable who can’t stand it when people who are different to them exist happily as equal members of society??? Pathetic.

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        23 hours ago

        Well. Lemmings are known to have strong opinions. And like most people, they have their blind spots for who they judge. I know I judge “conservative christians” too hard due to bad actors.

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          known to have strong opinions

          Oh there may be, but sometimes the light shines how incorrect their opinion is. Like all media sites, progressiveness has nothing to do with how much a dick/ignorant prick they are. In some cases, factual proof isnt sufficient because it just how “they are wired” (ignorance; hatred; etc).

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      I mean it kinda is your fault as in you can change it with enough willpower, but just like with smoking tobacco, constantly being exposed to advertisement and temptation is definitely not your fault and governments need to do something about it.

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        I’ve heard from recovered meth addicts they’re glad they weren’t alcoholics since you don’t see near constant ads for meth everywhere.

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      Can’t really say I agree with you.

      For one, most people that become obese are overfed as children when they don’t know any better, so blaming them for the obesity that was thrust upon them by heartless and inconsiderate parents, is just like a step too far.

      For two, the nutritional content of food has decreased dramatically in the last 40 years, so many people could be induced to overeat due to lack of essential nutrients.

      and for three, there is an entire industry of people with PhDs who are paid good money to craft food that never satiates.

      People that become obese in the western world are getting hit with a threefer. Adding blame to them on top of that? It’s just too much.

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        Oh no, poor ignorant supposedly functional adults, totally unable to change anything about their behaviors or learn something new! Awww poor wittle babies actual adults.

        Stop infantilizing people. Shit like this is half the reason there are immature adults that do not know how to take accountability for anything.

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          24 hours ago

          Not every obese person is the person you are picturing in your head.

          I’m not saying don’t be hateful, I’m saying understand who you’re hating first. Be a little selective.

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            23 hours ago

            Yes, some people do have glandular problems or underlying health issues.

            No, that is not the vast majority of obese people.

            Again, stop infantilizing grown-ass adults.