Recent content by IvanKaramazov

Fair enough. And on reflection, "smoking" should be part of this too. To be clear, I think stigmatizing smoking is a good thing, but it's hard to deny the obvious side effect of that.

Four Israeli hostages being rescued after 8 months in captivity. And a bunch of Hamas folks enjoying martyrdom in the meantime.

Not saying you're wrong necessarily -- I'm open to the idea that the US was just destined by genetics and culture to have a higher baseline rate of obesity than Japan. But those can't explain (easily, anyway) why obesity has gotten so much worse in the US compared to, say, the 1970s. Our...

This graphic still shows that the US is an outlier by global standards. I mean, sure, obviously let's ignore Africa, much of India, and much of China. I get that those are bad comparison points. But the US is a lot more obese than the EU, Korea, and Japan. Those are peer regions.

I picked up Helldivers 2 a couple of weeks ago. It's not the sort of game I typically play, but it's been a lot of fun so far. I play with randoms so you do get the occasional party where nobody is doing the objectives and I feel like I'm having to do everything on my own, but by and large the...

I believe that this is true in your local community, but it is definitely not true in mine. Drivers in my town stop religiously at four-way stops. Even if there is not another car in sight, they will come to a complete stop, look around, sit for a moment, look around one more time just to be...

If you're paying it off in three months, who cares what the interest rate is?

Yeah, he's seeded too low IMO.

No Walter White option? The guy made sure his family had a hearty breakfast every morning. That should count for something.

At our age, I think it's okay for guys to brag a little.

I used to feel this way, too. But there are two things to keep in mind: 1) In the short run, you do not get rewarded for being conscientious. It benefits your career prospects long-term, but if we're talking about retirement, we're not talking "long-term" here. Your less-conscientious...

I loved 3 when I was a kid. Edit: Okay, I get that that isn't the most helpful hint.

My MIL and step-FIL stayed with us for a couple of days over Memorial Day for the first time in a little while (since before the pandemic). They are both in their early 80s. MIL was overweight for most of her life and never active at all. She has since lost a fair amount of weight, but a...

Fantastic post. I want to chime in to especially agree with the part quoted above. I've never seriously had to struggle with my weight, but I was a distance runner for quite a few years, and I can attest to your point about OCD. Dragging yourself out of bed before dawn to get your miles in...

Clearly it would be best if people just kept themselves in decent shape. I assume nobody disputes that. But we know from just looking around that a lot of people can't or won't exercise or watch their diet. For those people, drugs like Ozempic seem like a pretty good option. I see this as being...