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Obesity is killing ~2.8 million people a year, and being over weight causes a great deal of suffering.

When everyone is sick, they stop calling it a disease. - naval.

Obesity has not just been normalized, it’s being actively promoted. I walked by a Victoria Secret store in the mall today, and one of the models displayed on the advertising wall was not just “plus sized” or obese, but morbidly obese. Advertised and promoted by a major brand as if it was healthy and sexy. I don’t get out much so it was shocking.

Should morbidly obese women not be allowed to buy underwear? Is Victoria’s Secret not allowed to market to them? Should the entire world tremble for the approval of your gaze?

I think the idea is that no matter if they want it or not, Victoria's Secret inspire and influence people, especially young people.

If you show anorectic models, they will inspire to anorexia. We all recognize that would be immoral. Now the inspire obesity, but because the pendulum is still swinging away from underweight, we don't recognize it for how sick it is.

People who are obese should not be misled that they are healthy. They should be encouraged to lose weight. "Healthy at every size" is a horrifyingly wicked slogan that will contribute to people being very ill and racking up hospital bills.

They should tremble for the ability to walk up a set of stairs, or go shopping without a scooter, or eat carbs without an injection etc

But they do tremble! Even the stairs tremble in fear and anticipationk(of structural failure)! Indeed I am "trembled", being on the parallel staircase in an adjacent apartment on an adjoining wall. I pause as the elephants pass.

Have a friend, non-obese and diabetic, who has learned precisely how much insulin to shoot up after various and sundry of his candy bars and caffeinated-sweet drinks. Impressive in a way.

Did you notice nobody complains about internet addiction? Because it went mainstream with social networks.

What is water when we are fish in a dirty river

I don't think obesity deaths were breaking a mill in 1854.

You lost me.

Obesity uncommon back then, on average people where younger, and there where only ~1.2 billion people alive in 1854 vs 8 billion today. I would be surprised if obesity related deaths topped 100,000 / year back then.

My apologies.

Your comment better illustrates my thought than me. The thought being, while human nature may not change much across centuries, some vices like food and tech are now more refined in their distribution and effects than ever before.

The idea that things are similar but not the same.

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