It's not postmodernism. It's pretty standard Frankfurt school fare, which sees humans as defining themselves through the commodities they possess and consume (in this case the products of the fitness industry). The fellow is talking a kind of commodity fetishism, really. https://twitter.com/HPluckrose/status/1006132279905792000 …
And that the evidence doesn't support these kinds of diets work (which is an empirical claim), but also that these kinds of projects tend to encourage neo-liberalism by centering the focus on individual achievement, excellence, etc., which inevitably adds a moral dimension.
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None of which is postmodern - or obviously stupid. The language is stupid, but the idea has merit, and is worthy of consideration, even if it turns out to be wrong.
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