Blatant fucking lies. Anyone can easily live off vegetables and cheap proteins, THE DIFFERENCE IS CHOICE.
slight disagree here.
The easiest AND laziest choice is to eat fastfood, freezer pizzas, processed prepared foods from 7/11, etc.
You CAN eat healthily for very similar costs (see Dave Ramsey's "Rice and Beans" or about a million youtube channels that focus on healthy, cheap, and fast), but nothing beats the laziness factor of fast food.
So yeah, you're right that it's a choice problem, but it's a problem because people are choosing the shittiest easiest laziest options.
(This is not just a black people problem either. That shit is awful in parts of Appalachia, etc.)
It also feels more filling. Like, I can shove down two burgers and instantly feel full and done while the same rough amount in healthier food is gonna take a while before I feel the same despite giving the same outcome.
So when you live based on pure impulse and instantly responding to whatever emotional stimulus gives you, that shitty food is always more compelling a choice.
slight disagree here.
The easiest AND laziest choice is to eat fastfood, freezer pizzas, processed prepared foods from 7/11, etc.
You CAN eat healthily for very similar costs (see Dave Ramsey's "Rice and Beans" or about a million youtube channels that focus on healthy, cheap, and fast), but nothing beats the laziness factor of fast food.
So yeah, you're right that it's a choice problem, but it's a problem because people are choosing the shittiest easiest laziest options.
(This is not just a black people problem either. That shit is awful in parts of Appalachia, etc.)
It’s a black people problem because no one is redistributing our money to save the white trash in Appalachia.
It also feels more filling. Like, I can shove down two burgers and instantly feel full and done while the same rough amount in healthier food is gonna take a while before I feel the same despite giving the same outcome.
So when you live based on pure impulse and instantly responding to whatever emotional stimulus gives you, that shitty food is always more compelling a choice.