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[–]StaresBlankly 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (5 children)

And get everyone to overeat, sit on their asses all day and become really really fat.

[–]Airbus320 4 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

That doesn't stop people reproducing.

On the fatties show last night they had a woman who was well over 700lb and had given birth.

The kid looked 90 years old and was probably only 7. He'd seen a lot.

[–]magnora7 6 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 4 fun -  (2 children)

It does domesticate people and make actual unrest much less likely.

Same reason they banned bodybuilding in China during Maoism. You don't want legions of physically strong and capable men organizing if you want to protect your government's established power.

[–]jet199 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

You think it stops unrest?

You see what happens when these people miss a meal.

[–]magnora7 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

That's why EBT exists, it's a riot-prevention device, like most things