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  • TaTTe@lemmy.worldto196@lemmy.blahaj.zone•Im So Rule
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    1 month ago

    Sure, by that logic your body functions start breaking down when you’re born.

    My point is, the feeling of hunger, no matter how intense, is caused by hormones rather than any actual damage of body functions breaking down.

    That’s also why you won’t feel that hungry anymore after a day or two of not eating; because your body stops producing those hormones. Still, your body hasn’t taken any damage and you’re still as healthy as you were before, only a little bit lighter from the burnt fat.

    Only after a longer time, potentially weeks, will your body functions actually start breaking down. I’m no expert, but I’d assume at that point you’ll feel more fatigued than just hungry.




  • I agree with you on all points, but I’d also like to add that there’s an argument the current system in sports discriminates towards women.

    In many sports, there’s a top league for men and a top league for women. Since men on average perform better, the men league is almost always favored, meaning there’s more money from advertisement and sponsorships, providing more lucrative contracts for the players.

    Even if a woman would be among the very best in a sport, she’ll never be able to actually play in the top league in the best teams with the most lucrative contracts, which I think is 100% sexist.





  • “Your body - your choice” refers to the basic human right that you’re your own master and no one else can own/control you.

    It’s especially used in the discussion about whether abortion should be legal or not, where it refers to the fact that the fetus in a pregnant person is indeed part of that person, and they are allowed to do what they want with their own body (e.g. abortion).

    The post mentions the opposite, “your body, our choice” which refers to the anti-abortion movement where people, often due to religious reasons, think they should have control over a pregnant person’s body, rather than the pregnant person themself.







  • I don’t quite agree with this. It seems like you’re focusing on the worst types in each scenario.

    Competitive debates aren’t (in my opinion) debates at all. They’re rhetorical competitions where you need to know how to talk convincingly/manipulatively, but don’t necessarily need to know anything about debating.

    Political debates come in all shapes and forms, but of course the ones that will be focused on and remembered are there worst examples that seem the most silly.

    You’re kind of right about internet debates. Especially the “scoring system” can be very biased depending on the community, but if you ignore the scores there can still be valid points to be found in some debates. Of course, being the internet, there will also be overwhelming amounts of spam/trolls that can be hard to ignore.

    Conversation is a broader term that includes debates. Debates are conversations, but not all conversations are debates. The issue with the word debate is that it sometimes gets misused (like competitive debate) which makes its meaning a bit unclear. Although all of this is just my opinion, so take it with a huge scoop of salt.