lurknomore

If your mental/emotional state is at odds with the reality of your circumstances, therapy is in order, not scolding the hapless bystanders you blame for your delusions.

Terrifying. Glib Twitter scolds are the brownshirts of our era.

There are several sayings in fitness circles that are similar to this: "You can't outrun your fork." Diet is the primary reason people are obese, not lack of exercise.

> it's just common sense that the body is a machine and the more you stress a machine, the likelier it is to break.

The body is a biological organism, not a machine. Biological organisms that suffer disuse experience atrophy, wasting, and decay. Chronic controlled dosages of physical stress produce salutary effects in the human organism. Muscles grow and strengthen, bones increase in density, range of motion is preserved and increased, cardiovascular capacity increases, and even cognitive function is enhanced by exercise. You could not have summoned a worse analogy for the human body if it had been your intent.