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[–] RobotAlpaca 0 points 14 points (+14|-0) ago 

Because doublethink.

For a lengthier answer, a person is likely to agree that "people" are at risk by doing something but generally think they or their friends and family could do the same thing without consequence. For example, if you told them someone who eats 28 cheeseburgers a week is likely to gain weight, only the most fat-clogged brain will disagree with you. If you told them their best friend is likely to gain weight by eating 28 cheeseburgers/week, they begin to have excuses for why that isn't true.

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[–] geddy 0 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago 

One of the things they focus on most is survivorship bias. In short, if a single person has not blown up like a fucking balloon from eating junk food 24/7 and not exercising, then everyone can do the same. Extremely flawed logic indeed.

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[–] RabbiShekelstein 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

I love how they then try to turn it around and say "well not everyone can just lose weight, even if you did!" They're the same idiots who think that because some people can eat a lot of food and not gain weight (they exercise a shitload and need the calories, or they're just not eating that many kcals, for example) then it's possible to barely eat anything and still gain a ton of weight (not counting all the Coke and Starbucks Fupaccinos).