RolStoppable said:
I didn't read over my post before submitting it, so yes, the part you take the most issue with was definitely poorly framed. The point I was trying to make there is that far too little is being done to keep people's immune system intact; it's no wonder that children and teenagers are the least threatened age groups, because they have been exposed the least to the traps of the modern lifestyle. The problem is all too often that the concern is about how to treat people rather than how to help people not to get chronic diseases and illnesses in the first place. Vaccination is a solution for the short term, but for the long term healthy eating needs to get much more attention. Obesity isn't the sole result that stems from unhealthy eating, because unhealthy eating can be linked to many problems, including concerning the heart. I certainly concede that there aren't a lot of things that can cause death independently, but at the same time it should be clear that things other than COVID-19, such as the common flu, can be that tipping point that is the nail in the coffin. That's not to say that the flu is identical to COVID-19, but the difference in their danger lies first and foremost in the latter being much newer and therefore less researched. Despite global deaths related to the flu being estimated to range between 250-500k per year, there's no specific attention being paid to it. |
Well China is trying to keep kids healthy. Or rather control their minds, but it's a step away from the modern lifestyle ;)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-31-china-cuts-online-gaming-for-under-18s-to-just-an-hour-per-day
