A lot of the arguments that come from that side of the debate and the proposed solutions from self-help gurus and coaches tend to have the concept of the "blank slate". The assumption that everyone is born neutral, genes aren't real and that everyone can change every single aspect about themselves. If that were the case, every man would be in an arms race to grow themselves taller than every other man. Biology informs culture, not the other way round. In the same way that you can install a 32-bit operating system on a 64-bit CPU based computer but you can't install a 64-bit OS on a 32-bit CPU based computer.
We know personality is half genetic and we also know that someone's proclivity to work hard, resistance to procrastinate and therefore aim toward weight loss is predominately genetic! Even height is related to success. People six feet and over make up only 14.5% of the population but make up over 50% of CEO's.
Shaming and outcasting people to lose weight won't work. A Government can mandate everyone go to the gym but it will only work in the short term a la lockdowns. The excessive cost of healthcare in the US doesn't appear to be a deterrent to obesity despite the risk of literal bankruptcy if they're not insured. As I say, biology informs culture, not the other way round. It is to society today what Galileo's heliocentric championing was back in his day - heresy.
A lot of the arguments that come from that side of the debate and the proposed solutions from self-help gurus and coaches tend to have the concept of the "blank slate". The assumption that everyone is born neutral, genes aren't real and that everyone can change every single aspect about themselves. If that were the case, every man would be in an arms race to grow themselves taller than every other man. Biology informs culture, not the other way round. In the same way that you can install a 32-bit operating system on a 64-bit CPU based computer but you can't install a 64-bit OS on a 32-bit CPU based computer.
We know personality is half genetic and we also know that someone's proclivity to work hard, resistance to procrastinate and therefore aim toward weight loss is predominately genetic! Even height is related to success. People six feet and over make up only 14.5% of the population but make up over 50% of CEO's.
Shaming and outcasting people to lose weight won't work. A Government can mandate everyone go to the gym but it will only work in the short term a la lockdowns. The excessive cost of healthcare in the US doesn't appear to be a deterrent to obesity despite the risk of literal bankruptcy if they're not insured. As I say, biology informs culture, not the other way round. It is to society today what Galileo's heliocentric championing was back in his day - heresy.