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Isn’t it better for folks to go out and make their own reality and play games? Overall, technology has made it easier for almost everyone on the planet. While there are still too many areas where people struggle to get enough to eat in many countries, the food supply is sufficient to provide folks the energy they need and we’re actually taking in more calories than we require. People move from rural areas to cities. Then the find they need to escape the artificial environment for something … more natural. Machines do work that people once did so folks burn less energy than they used to even though the intake remains the same … or increases. People have ready access to inexpensive, processed junk foods and they’re buying/inhaling it by the ton. In 1976, 15 percent of American adults were obese. Today it’s nearly 50 percent. Two years ago, WHO (World Health Organization) reported that in 114 countries half of the adult population was considered overweight; and in some areas, two-thirds of the population was considered overweight or obese, a higher prevalence than in the U.S. According to the U.S. surgeon general, obesity today is officially an epidemic. Three of every five Americans are overweight; one of every five is obese and it’s costing the health care system an estimated $110 billion a year. It’s arguably the most pressing public health problem we face and it’s a problem pretty much everywhere. Just check the guy in Florida who plays golf – riding around in a cart - almost day and gotta know golf isn’t good for you. Heck, even the folks that make crash dummies for cars recently had to make them bigger to better represent the people riding in cars. The WHO reported: - 6.2 million folks died worldwide because of excess weight in 2020 - Last year an estimated 800 million adults had diabetes - Diabetes is rising faster than the global average in low to middle income countries The easy cop-out is to blame the fast food folks and companies that make all of that processed food: