wedrifid comments on The Obesity Myth - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Psychohistorian 30 July 2009 07:20:30PM *  2 points [-]

I can imagine a miracle drug that makes your body shape and size easier to change than your hairstyle. That seems roughly as likely as

banning all junk food and proscribing (sic) mandatory exercise to all overweight people and punishing noncompliance with fitness prisons.

in a liberal democracy with a lot of overweight people and a massive food and agriculture lobby.

Comment author: wedrifid 31 July 2009 06:00:41AM 0 points [-]

I can imagine a miracle drug that makes your body shape and size easier to change than your hairstyle. That seems roughly as likely as

We have one of those. As a bonus, it gives you larger breasts (irrespective of sex), saves on contraceptives (fertility? hah!) and even makes changing your hairstyle easier (if you're going to need a wig anyway...)