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I think you misunderstand the general state of people suffering from the effects of companies forcing this upon us. For you and I it is as simple as look up a recipe and do it, some people truly do not know. They don't know to look for something else. They dont know if something is unhealthy.
And that is their own fault.
Nobody forces me to cook, nor do they force me to go buy fast food. Those are choices I make.
Even if I perceive fast food as my own choice, that doesn't mean I am correct. I am wrong. It's on me to fix my mistakes.
When I was 12 I thought McDonalds was the GREATEST food in the world. Most kids do. I didn't know it was unhealthy. But they are wrong. And it was on me to grow up and learn that McDonalds was terrible for me and should be avoided rather than celebrated.
Similar, what are we to do about Alcoholics? Condemn alcohol companies? Ban them? Or do we put the onus on them to heal themselves?
We teach them. That's thengoal. You sought out to learn, sure, but you were able to find the resources to learn from. You had the means and the ability to. Im saying there are people out there who dont even know to look for a better option. They genuinely have no idea about food health, where to start, or where to buy the food. Food Deserts exist. If you have never shopped at a Piggly Wiggly in the middle of a shit state in this twisted country, then I dont think you understand what it really means to be impoverished.
I grew up poor, very poor, but my family had the intelligence, the know how, and the ability to make better choices. Some people really dont have that. Its up to us to teach our communities to be better, not scoff and say things like "those are choices I make."