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There are few thing I can do as an individual to alleviate homelessness- throwing money at the problem won't fix it (see NYC spending $332 per diem). I also don't think there is any technical solution to homelessness, it's a political issue.

Obesity is largely a lifestyle issue (and GLP-1 drugs are promising in fixing it).

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Obesity is a lifestyle issue bc people have to work multiple jobs and don't have time to cook. They have long commutes and don't have time to cook. Both parents have to work and don't have energy after work to cook. The grab and go food you can get on the road or even at restaurants in trash. In France if bread is machine made rather than by hand it has to be marked as such. There has to be some regulations we could put in place here to better the situation but I agree that as individuals we can't do much but why do you have to act alone? Wouldn't that just make the first problem to solve getting a group together before you can solve subsequent problems?

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