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This is equivalent to saying, you don’t need a cure for AIDS. You can just avoid getting it by not having any sex.

This is easier for some people but not a solution for the general population.

Similarly, eating less is easier for some people while others are genetically or psychologically predisposed to eating more than they need.

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There's also an enjoyment asymmetry. I'm 6', 175 lb. If I were 5'2" and ate the same way I'd be fat. My structure gives me the ability to enjoy life more than a smaller person (at least tastewise), and if they eat exactly as much as I do I can tell them they lack self-discipline.

No it's not. You can avoid getting fat by not overeating, but if you do end up getting fat you can cure it with diet and exercise. You can't cure AIDS.

To a first approximation, losing weight isn't possible in the long term. There is enormous social pressure not to be fat. Yet the vast, overwhelming majority of people who try, cannot do it.

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