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I applaud your positivity, but those two are more likely to just walk to their car right now than walking for walkings sake.
You're judging them. They're minding their business. And implying moral failure for how they treat themselves. This is very much your problem. Nothing to do with them.
These are the same people that block my way when I go to generic 4th of July celebration they're not minding their business when their issues effect others. They're causing my insurance rates to go up and dragging their insolence with them in front of us is insulting.
Really? These two personally go around blocking your movement and writing your insurance policy? I'd be pretty pissed, too. Fuck them.
There's a difference between being overweight and being this insolent. It's like being told smoking is bad, so they smoke 3 cigarettes at the same time.
I'm going to smoke cigarettes, now. Respect autonomy, fuck nut.
Personally, I hope you do.
You know, looking left and right, nobody can keep their hands to themselves. We all want to conform to what's right - but there is no objective right or wrong. It's a function of a social animal trying to align with the group. Criticism, reactionary violence, shunning, are all natural aspects of primate social interaction - it's part of learning, growing up, and getting along. It's not a moral failure - no moral position has grounding beyond the neurology and evolutionary psychology of the apes we are. I'll probably never talk to you again. I don't care if you change. Defending these people is clearly self-defense by proxy - marginalization has always been my reality. I am no better than you, and my opinions are no more valid. But, I do see that you're missing steps in your reasoning. You don't need change direction. I do think you need to flesh it out more.