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The 'natural' order
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this post was submitted on 31 May 2025
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Sometimes when people are given a choice, large numbers of people do choose something that isn't good for them. For example, look at diet and exercise. If being healthy is so awesome and natural, why is the obesity rate now so high and still increasing?
I'm not saying that's also true about modern women's lifestyles, but the logic of the OP isn't universally sound.
But using as little energy as possible and consuming as much of it as possible, all else equal, is LITERALLY the natural order. That’s our evolutionary programming. We rely on our big brains to achieve more complex instrumental goals.
OP’s reasoning is sound, because it suggests that certain choices are made out of ignorance and are therefore not rational (i.e., “not natural”).
Ultimately, more information leads to MORE diet and exercise, whereas more information leads to LESS “trad” lifestyle.