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Re:Good genes are nice, but joy is better by throwaway5Am1k on Friday November 03, 2023 @09:27PM (#38137175)
This sounds like such a cop out. I've lived in low socioeconomic areas my whole life, went to school in them, played sports in them, been in communities in them. How many of these people have I met? 5? 10?

The majority of people can, and should try and embrace good habits. Some structure, sleep, sunshine, exercise, community, etc.

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Re:Good genes are nice, but joy is better by wing-_-nuts on Sunday November 05, 2023 @01:11AM (#38148459)
To some extent, yeah, we have 'free will'. I can chose my diet. I can chose to exercise. I can't chose my immune system or whether or not my temperament is predisposed to depression or asociality. Even if you try to fight against it, sometimes you're simply going to be swimming upstream your entire life. That's admirable, but tiring.
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