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I like the Hall of Fame as well; gives a nice little glimpse into a hobby and community I'm not part of and have no interest in, but which a number of people are heavily invested in. I bet/hope the drama is insane...

I would love to live near friends. I've been trying to find a place cheap enough and close enough to an area with plentiful jobs. But my friends are not all software engineers, and most are far from making that kind of money (or being able to work from home anywhere in the country). It's so fucking hard. And such a slap in the face to see a site that should make it easier, actually only intended to help people for whom that goal is already in reach.

The thing that gets me about all this, though, is how long it took for them to find a doctor that recognized what they needed in order to lose weight was treatment for the insulin sensitivity, rather than admonishments to "eat less." There must be so many other people with a treatable condition being written off in the same way.

I'm not a Spotify user, but this is something that has annoyed me about YouTube Music and recommendation algorithms more generally. The people who design these products will go on about revealed preferences and how what users say they want is not what they "really" want based on behavior, but what if who I am is not who I'd rather be? What I want is for the algorithm to push me towards being "the kind of person" who enjoys more varied and challenging music, films, art, etc than I currently do. But everything seems designed to keep you in this little local well of familiarity. To what end? Why not let me tweak that?

It seems obvious to me that being poor makes it harder to be healthy. Stand all day and you're too tired to cook or exercise after work. You end up eating calorically dense, ultra processed foods because they're quick to prepare and easy to come by. The stress takes a toll on you physically, but there's no time to see a doctor, and your health insurance sucks. Even if you wanted to exercise, and found a cheap gym, you're more likely to develop something like a repetitive use injury that makes movement painful. And you're probably not getting good sleep, which affects your metabolism as well.

I'd be interested in whether the poverty/obesity correlation holds outside the US or if it's unusually high here. My guess is that it's mostly an American thing.

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