I had to look up Hype clothing. So it’s just branded super expensive basic clothes? Is this popular for some reason.

I think it’s important to note that this was strictly an observational study that they explicitly describe as “conditional”. They don’t go into the how or why of it. It could be that it’s a negligible change or that participants overindulge elsewhere because they cut it out of sweeteners or that the most at-risk use sugar alternatives or that they lose weight in the short term (mentioned in the article) before reaching their new maintained weight.

Honestly, I think the last part is very likely, or a mix of many of those. They say it doesn’t have a long-term effect, although it can have a short-term effect. So if you decrease your calorie intake a little, you’ll lose weight until your calorie output matches (less weight mean less effort to move).

So, it’s not an end-all solution.

I had a few posts I left up, and I found that comments from when I had previously chatted with people were still there despite having a 100% cleared comment history. So, I’m wondering if a bunch of my old comments are actually out there, even though my profile says I have none.

I think you are an optimist. Something that has always rubbed me the wrong way is how aggressively unempathetic Reddit is. They prioritize their own convenience and will ridicule you for caring.

This has been no different. I just saw the NFL sub came back online and people are near-unanimously livid at the mods and endlessly mocking them. Apparently they even made a secondary sub to go to. And it’s the off-season.

There was definitely a relief in unsubbing from doomscroll subs. But there are specific interest subs and posts that legitimately boosted my appreciation for real world activities. There’s just no other place to have that kind of discussion and engagement. Definitely sad.