If you don’t take care of your body, where will you live?
Bender in Futurama: «Antohology of Interests II»
Whenever I see an ad like this:
I am reminded of someone (sorry, forgot who it was) who said: «Everything in this world is trying to make you fat and lazy.» (or something similar).
And yeah, that person is right. Just look at the ads for food. Rich in calories, low in nutrients. The drinks are even worse. Many people do not exactly eat their fat, they drink it. Just look at the following drinks and the sugar (represented in sugar cubes) they contain. Yeah, even supposedly healthy drinks like orange juice contain lots and lots of sugar.
And it’s not only food or drinks. Just look at e-bikes or e-scooters. You no longer need to expend that much energy. Or the attempt to introduce 15-minute cities.
It’s extremely hard to defend yourself against these developments. After all, even if the ads do not get you, nudging might. Or simply the taste of the stuff, designed and redesigned to be maximally addicting (ever stopped in middle of a bag of chips?).
One way might be to not play, to eat in the morning and eat well, then saying no to any of these addicting high-sugar (or worse, high fructose corn syrup) stuff.
After all, it’s your body.