the myth of "perfect health" and the desirability of it keeps people in denial about (often treatable) illnesses or conditions, which in turn prevents them from getting the resources they need

— Yael Grauer (@yaelwrites) February 2, 2020

True in the small minority of cases. Most people have the power to be fitter and more healthy to a greater degree than they allow themselves to believe — most just don’t want to. It’s not all individual fault, of course. There is a vast array of ubiquitous and unavoidable propaganda imploring you to lounge on your couch, caress your smartphone lovingly and consume, consume, consume.

That is not nothing. But who do you want making the choices in your life, you or some marketing putz from Nabisco? Choose wisely.