Obviously fit is better than fat. But this is a dumb take. * Often families will have several fit kids and one overweight kid, suggesting that the common environment is not to blame * home-cooked high-glycemic-index pasta can be worse for weight than store-bought jerky >>> https://twitter.com/Rugged_Legacy/status/1143159552860393472 …
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3/ This is soothing because it reinforces "it's not your fault" and decreases the anxiety that comes from thinking that you might have to work harder / that no one is going to save you but yourself.
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4/ Red tribe, on the other hand, falls prey to the logical flaws that I'll label "just world" package. These memes say that the world is a perfectly fair place, and anyone who gets shafted deserved it, or the designated adult / responsible person caused it.
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5/ ...and that person can be / should be shamed and/or punished until they rectify their behavior. This reduces anxiety because we don't have to think about the fact that life is unfair, bad things happen, and God lets it be so.
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6/ So if some kids get fat, then we should blame either them for being disgusting pigs, or their parents for being lazy pieces of crap. The problem is solvable, and I'm a good person because I've called people names! That's great. Round of applause for the hero: YOU !
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7/ God, I loathe both of the tribes so much. So smug. So cruel. So God-damned stupid.
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8/ Great observation!https://twitter.com/Face_Almighty44/status/1143501010012426247 …
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