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- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
We’re social creatures. The laugh track makes us feel like we’re in a social situation. I think different shows use this more or less cynically.
- Comment on What do you do with Nazi memorabilia? 5 months ago:
A craftsmen wouldn’t be damaging it, they’d be modifying it to make it more useful to you.
- Comment on I wonder if witnesses still remember 5 months ago:
Honestly? Probably not. How many awkward things that you’ve heard other people say do you remember for more than a week?
- Comment on Fable (2025, Playground Games) 5 months ago:
As anolriginal Fable fan I’m intrigued… Yikes at the YouTube comments section tho.
- Comment on Don't you all get tired of the constant negativity? 5 months ago:
One thing I’ve tried to take to heart on lemmy: On reddit I nearly never posted articles. But here, I try to post any article I find interesting. I think with such a small space we’ve gotta be the change we see. Every time you read something positive or enjoyable, try to remember to find somewhere to post it here.
- Comment on Cities: Skylines 2 gets long-awaited official mod support and map editor 7 months ago:
I’m glad I skipped release day. Definitely waiting to buy it on sale after it’s been fixed with updates and DLC. Sucks to see companies treat buyers like testers.
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- Comment on Why do people hate TV shows like The Biggest Loser and My 600-lb Life? 8 months ago:
That’s true, I was simplifying a little bit because it certainly depends on how you lose it. Crash diets are the worst because they can really mess with your organs, but liposuction or more balanced changes can avoid the worst of that.
- Comment on Why do people hate TV shows like The Biggest Loser and My 600-lb Life? 8 months ago:
The correlation between weight and health is a lot murkier than media in general, and these shows in particular, represent. It’s much more reliable to measure blood and vitals, such as cholesterol and blood pressure, to establish wellbeing and risk.
Rapid changes in weight tho, in either direction, are well established for having permanent harmful effects. It also tends to make it more difficult to maintain weight loss, and more likely someone actually increases in weight over time.
These shows make it seem like losing weight at any cost is desirable, and don’t put focus on the actually accurate metrics of wellbeing, while ignoring the negative long term impacts of rapid weight loss. It’s a very warped view of health that focuses on an aesthetic feature.
I strongly recommend giving this podcast a try if you want more analysis: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/…/id1535408667?i=10…