Comment by Lagoon3384_SWE

I like to compare weight to smoking.

Here in Sweden only 5% smoke now.

40-50% used to smoke in the 60s.

It's like we have forgotten how to change peoples behaviours? Even when the answer is right in front of us in the past.

Growing up in the 90s and 00s "never smoke" campaigns were relentless and it has born fruit. Thankfully, also my parents never smoked and instilled how bad it is. But the public campaigns, the smoke packet images, the price increases.

So yes a lot of it is global incentives.

But you can still be an individual.

Same with clothes, growing up everyone wanted to be black in 2005 or emo. I had to re-discover good menswear like OCBDs and chinos. It does take some effort.

So, I like to see it as a differentiatory. Yes most is environment. I grew up with a skinny and active family. In a Swedish city. Truly obese people are rare and something IS wrong with them. Mentally and/or physically. You cannot just give up and blame everything else.

Summary from you feels like: "aaah help the food is teleporting into my mouth heeelp!!"

I would honestly love to have a discord or phonecall with all disagreeers with my points.

Cheers!