@tiotasram@kolektiva.social2025-09-13 12:42:44
Obesity & diet
I wouldn't normally share a positive story about the new diet drugs, because I've seen someone get obsessed with them who was at a perfectly acceptable weight *by majority standards* (surprise: every weight is in fact perfectly acceptable by *objective* standards, because every "weight-associated" health risk is its own danger that should be assessed *in individuals*). I think two almost-contradictory things:
1. In a society shuddering under the burden of metastasized fatmisia, there's a very real danger in promoting the new diet drugs because lots of people who really don't need them will be psychologically bullied into using them and suffer from the cost and/or side effects.
2. For many individuals under the assault of our society's fatmisia, "just ignore it" is not a sufficient response, and also for specific people for whom decreasing their weight can address *specific* health risks/conditions that they *want* to address that way, these drugs can be a useful tool.
I know @… to be a trustworthy & considerate person, so I think it's responsible to share this:
#Fat #Diet #Obesity
@inthehands@hachyderm.io2025-10-13 02:29:18
In elementary school, one of my classmates was hit by a car on his bicycle. He must have been about 9. His head went through the windshield.
He was fine.
The windshield was not fine. His helmet was not fine. The teacher had him bring in his mangled helmet to show the whole class. Nobody had to tell us he’d be dead if it weren’t for the helmet. It was obvious.
I still remember this vividly 40 years later.
I wear a helmet.
Re this from @…:
https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/115364452251790863
@cdarwin@c.im2025-09-13 14:16:12
In March, Trump told NBC’s Kristen Welker that he was “not joking” about considering a third term.
There are “methods” by which he could do so, he claimed,
one being if Vice President JD Vance was to win the presidency, then pass the baton to Trump.
In May, however, Trump declared to Welker that he will be “a two-term president”
—though he seemingly couldn’t help but add,
“There are ways of doing it.”
In August, he said he would “like to run” again but “pro…
@elduvelle@neuromatch.social2025-10-12 22:17:58
I was looking into the #DANDI archive, following a post of @… that mentioned it as a possibility for #Neuroscience data storage.. It looks like it could be useful i…
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online2025-11-12 18:52:47
Guck dir das an @…: Der #VDE und andere Gremien machen ein riesen Bohei um die Normung von #Steckersolar und die nehmen da Deutschlands größtes
@jerome@jasette.facil.services2025-08-14 14:05:07
Been volunteering with @… and @… since January.
We are in the Toronto Star today!
Thanks @…
@hashtaggames@oldfriends.live2025-09-14 00:58:04
Time For 9 o'clock #HashTagGames hosted by @… Let's play!
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