[brennaw1]

Can we just let people be fat and happy

[hightrix]

We can! But should we?

Being fat is similar to being a drug user. At first, you actually are fat and happy. Over time, being fat will absolutely reduce your happiness from the medical, societal, and physical issues that arise. Similar to how drug users build up a tolerance and instead of using the drug to be happy, they use the drug to feel normal.

And just to state a simple fact, I do not condone shaming people with weight control issues.

[lawlessone]

I have thought of this before.

But it isn't really the same. Drugs, the really bad ones will probably ruin your life or kill you in the space of two or three years.

Being fat unless it's super super severe often won't start impacting your health seriously until your 30's or 40's.

on the opposite side anorexia will kill you much faster than obesity

[asow92]

Anyone is welcome to be fat and happy, but don't put down those who want to un-fat to be happy. Don't come back with that fatness is a social construct stuff either; your fat and happy idea is just as much a social construct.

[SoftTalker]

And please don't ask me to pay for your healthcare because you chose to be fat and happy.

[peebeebee]

Yes, to a certain degree. But now we are in an obesity epidemic. It is just as bad as people smoking in the previous generations. Loads of people are MORBIDLY obese.

[s1artibartfast]

Good for them?

[huytersd]

It kind of really puts a load on the healthcare system and makes everyone’s rates go up. Plus it’s terrible for the individual themselves. Societal pressure is a fantastic motivator.

[mrguyorama]

Shame is a terrible motivator for weight loss. It just doesn't really work. Nobody gets fat because they think being fat is okay. Fat people tend to be struggling with other things that they largely need to tackle before they have the emotional bandwidth to do the un-fat thing.

Fat shaming doesn't help anyone lose weight, it just makes you feel superior.