• HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world
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    that happiness should not come at the others’ expense.

    Wdym by this — do fat people’s existence typically necessitate others’ unhappiness?

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      Could be the potential extra burden on the healthcare system since obesity is highly correlated with a wide number of illnesses. Of course this applies to smokers and heavy drinkers too.

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        People who due early are cheap for the healthcare system.

        The government in my country won’t ban smoking because of this grim truth. The tobacco taxes income is larger than the cost of healthcare for a few years for smokers.

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      I’ve been in an 11hr flight in the middle seat between two obese people and I should’ve gotten a partial refund for all the room they took spilling over into my seat

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        You should have gotten a full refund. I’m disgusted at how miserable every experience on a plane has become. Either pay extra to pick a seat or be jammed in the middle of a narrow row that shrinks every year.

        Wish we could have high-speed rail.