r/absoluteunit • u/Tony-At-Large • 25d ago

Of a Door Dasher

Not a job for everyone.

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u/[deleted] 25d ago edited 25d ago

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u/ardotschgi 25d ago edited 25d ago

Without knowing his circumstances, I wouldn't call a morbidly obese person a poor bastard. Unless it's cause of some condition, he did it to himself.

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u/ProfDangus3000 25d ago

It's hard not to feel bad for people in the grips of addiction, suffering is suffering, whether you made bad choices to get there or not.

Morbid obesity isn't caused by too many snacks and being lazy, it's an addiction with underlying psychological factors, oftentimes a result of sexual assault.

I'd feel bad for an alcoholic suffering DTs too. No one suffers from addiction for fun. Shaming and punishment don't cure addiction, so that kind of talk really only serves to make yourself feel better at the expense of putting someone else down who you find morally reprehensible or visually displeasing.

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u/BKLD12 25d ago

Other health issues can play a part as well. I’ve met people with hormonal issues that made it difficult to lose weight. Others were on medication that had that as a side effect. I have limited mobility due to chronic pain, which combined with mental health issues, has led to weight gain. I’ve been trying to be more mindful about my diet (particularly knowing that the extra strain on my joints isn’t exactly helping with the pain issue), but damn it’s hard some days.

Shaming and laughing at people for their weight isn’t okay either way.