Storksforlegs @ storksforlegs @beehaw.org

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People aren't "wilfully" fat. People struggle to prevent weight gain/lose weight to the point of self harm and eating disorders. It's not sugarcoating to say you should treat people with respect if you really want to help them.

The main message of being "fat positive" is mostly just "don't be a dick to fat people". Because a) don't be a dick anyway, and b) being a dick doesn't do anything except make people feel like bad. If your intent is to be harsh in order to help, the data proves that when people are fat shamed, it usually causes them to gain even more weight.

So if you really want to help people be healthier or have better quality of life, be encouraging and positive.

I love Maintenance Phase, such a good podcast.

So just wait for mods, then. Got it.

(I really do want to play this game, I like Bethesda games. But there are always inevitable shortcomings, which modders will fix.) Also by then perhaps it will be cheaper.

When do they jack up the cost again?

So its doing this by recording your likeness, voice and everything you say and adding to its dataset?

Yes it is weird. I get people preferring digital copies but I dont get having hostility toward physical media.

Ah, this makes more sense.

Or maybe its Futurama style dream advertising.

I guess it could be a genuine accident. But I mean, in most American cities it is not challenging to find burgers and hotels haha

This is so interesting, never considered this before. Thanks!

Or maybe you are becoming a food psychic of some kind

Callahan's Crosstime Saloon - (it is now abandonware, you can play it for free) if you have never heard if it but like sierra/lucasarts style games you really should give it a try. Extremely funny.

But also the Monkey Island Series and Grim Fandango?

Oh I agree! I wish we could move past the profit motive as well, especially when it comes to food and shelter. Criminal that there are no non-profit options in these areas in most western nations.)

I was just arguing there have been campaigns to raise the price of sugary or convenience foods to get people to eat healthy. But these campaigns just end up hurting low income people who can't afford the healthier options in the first place. I was suggesting an approach that might make healthy food more accessible - (but that's within a shitty capitalist system.

It looks like there's been an increase in donations, this is great! :) Thanks again for the updates.