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Originally Posted by Nimetic
You should weigh the latter against the contributions that the person is making. Are they maybe a researcher working on something important?
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Don't know the circles you walk in, but most of the researchers that I interact with at the University of California are underweight because they forget to eat.
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What is their profession? Maybe they are in business and their income easily pays for the increased public health cost.
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This is a bunch of BS. "If you're wealthy, you have every right to be a glutton!"
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Originally Posted by Nimetic
Maybe they are looking after a sick relative while working shifts as a nurse. Maybe they do community work. Maybe they have three kids to feed.
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While I respect your desire to stand up for the selfless, I must point out something rather harsh.
One who does not take the necessary effort to balance their life with their nutritional needs is not equipped to best support the needs of those around them.
They have the option of walking to work, walking around the block with their loved ones in tow, and/or running in place while performing basic chores. Heck, they could make a habit of tapping their foot constantly. There are THOUSANDS of ways that one can find a way to burn calories, to see to their personal health while attending to the needs of others.
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Originally Posted by Nimetic
Don't lump everyone into the one basket.
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Sounds like you just did. Really, you're saying
overweight = saint? = of intrinsic value to society? What a bunch of BS.
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For sure, it's nice to be fit. But those who get on the treadmill regularly are often doing so due for themselves rather than for the community.
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You pointed out increased health costs to the public due to obesity and yet you're saying someone wouldn't get on the treadmill for their community
You're contradicting yourself.
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Don't kid yourself... the average gym has more narcissists than saints.
Heck, my local gym is like that. And it's full of staff who are beaming the subtle message that if I was young, relatively uneducated, had no money, had no house, then I could be as fit as them.
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Sounds like you need to either find a new gym or find alternative ways of working out that don't surround you with this negative stereotype.
