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jodrellblank10/12/20241 replyview on HN

> "Neither creatures in the wild, or primitive man, have access to unlimited quantities of calorie dense foods."

And just like that, you've come up with another way.

> "I think I'd rather take a perfectly safe drug than go back to wiping with leaves and hunting for worm riddled meat."

That is some ridiculously hyperbolic panicked scaremongering at the idea of banning Coca Cola. I have literally no idea how restricting the unlimited calorie dense foods available would lead to hating black people and murdering gay people, but it's some more hyperbolic commentary.

> "I'm not even sure I understand which lifestyle you're asking about here"

The one I mentioned. Comparing the "free" lifestyle where you have adverts for Coca-Cola shoved into your face 24/7 along with adverts selling you a drug to help you ignore the Coca-Cola adverts. Vs. "non-free" where Coca-Cola isn't available for sale and you just don't think about it because you've never had it and don't miss it, and you go about your life doing the things you care about instead.


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stevenAthompson10/12/2024

I interpreted your original comment differently. Based on the votes so did others. At no point did you suggest banning Coca-Cola, or otherwise limiting calorie dense foods. Instead it seemed that you were advocating a return to some mythical past when food was more like it is for wild animals.

I wonder if you confused this thread with another? Or maybe your sarcasm was misinterpreted?

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