John Gutilla

Husband, father, Christian. Reader of books, programmer of computery things, and thinker of occasional mildly interesting thoughts.

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Este memez que los más idiotas repiten como loros me encanta porque no sólo hay personajes moralmente grises en la obra de Tolkien e indudablemente bondadosos en la de George RR, si no que para más inri hay dos en concreto que cumplen eso que los interpretó el mismo puto actor.

[John Gutilla @GutillaJohn]

The reason why his diet would have been effective can only be because of its natural reduction in calorie intake. Suggesting that carb restriction accomplishes something that generic calorie restriction does not is largely unscientific.

[Sama Hoole @SamaHoole]

1862: William Banting weighs 202 pounds at 5'5". Tries everything:

- Vigorous exercise
- Reducing food intake
- Fasting

Nothing works.

His doctor's prescription: Remove sugar, bread, potatoes, beer. Eat mostly meat and fish.

One year later: 156 pounds (46 pounds lost). Transformed.

1863: Banting publishes "Letter on Corpulence."

Becomes massively popular. "Banting" becomes a verb meaning "to diet by avoiding carbs."

For 50 years, Banting diet is standard obesity treatment.

Then 1920s: Food industry growing. "Balanced diet" propaganda begins.

By 1980s: Banting forgotten. Low-fat becomes dogma.

Obesity rates:
- 1863 (Banting era): Rare, treated successfully
- 1960 (balanced diet): 13%
- 2020 (low-fat era): 42%

Banting proved carb restriction reverses obesity 160 years ago.

We stopped using it and obesity tripled.

The cure existed. It worked. We abandoned it because it didn't serve industry profits.

[John Gutilla @GutillaJohn]

If Epstein talked well of Trump: "See? They were buddies! Trump is just as bad as Epstein!"

If Epstein talked badly of Trump: "Wow, if someone as bad as Epstein hated Trump, just think about how bad HE must be."

Okay.

[j aubrey 🤠 @jaubreyYT]

Imagine the most prolific sex trafficker in modern history saying this about you lmao

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@CoachPaulBrake @MikeWingerii Just for anyone reading, this is not particularly good advice, and certainly not broadly applicable. Methods of exercise and diet are hugely goal dependent. Cardio and plants are good for you, and carbs are not poison.

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Is it just me, or has antisemitism become way, way too normalized on this platform?

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@duncanmacinnes @Brahmanpathway @hecubian_devil @BluntThiefWhore @Wake_upWA Work harder? No. Produce more value? Likely so.

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@hecubian_devil Because the price of a burger is tied to the price of the labor used to produce it. People want fast food burgers, but simply will not pay $20 for them. Therefore, the labor required for the produce does not and can not demand a high wage.

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@thejohnpaulhyde @hecubian_devil I'm the vast majority of cases being an amazing barista is only slightly more valuable than being a pretty good one. Hence, a low career ceiling.

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@Orwelian84 @dyingscribe We're pretty much already there. I'm thoroughly convinced that a high percentage of the content you see online is made by some kind of bot.

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Can we admit that elected democrats and republicans both look out first and foremost for their own friends, their own interests, and their own reputations? The Hunter pardon is far, far from the most egregious example. This is what American politics is.

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@rhadamant_nemes @ZeroManO5 @peterrhague Every story can be broken down that way. It's a dishonest way to engage with narrative. The beauty is found largely in the way the journey unfolds, not in the novelty of the premise.

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I'll take things that didn't happen for 500, Alex.

[PoliticsVideoChannel @politvidchannel]

BREAKING: State of Oklahoma Just blocked Superintendent's plan to make it mandatory to worship Trump in Schools

[John Gutilla @GutillaJohn]

@ejejeie654 @corgocat @TheRealLoDown @VivekGRamaswamy I think you have a very skewed perception of the "average church employee" and how much money they make. Mega church pastors with high salaries are the exception, not the norm.

[John Gutilla @GutillaJohn]

@TristanSnell Alternatively, more people voted for Trump than anyone else.

Also, more people voted against Kamala Harris than voted for her.

What exactly is your point?

[John Gutilla @GutillaJohn]

@atrupar This is such a blatant and intentional misread of people's intentions. The average Trump voter was motivated by exactly what you spoke to in the first place - A better life for your family and the future of your community. The rest is you reading your biases onto others.

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@kurtos Not to belabor the point, but the 80% figure is hyper inflated. Twitter was never worth what Elon paid for it, not even close, which he himself has admitted.

[John Gutilla @GutillaJohn]

@stucam7771 I think a lot of measures the Democrats have proposed to help the working class are perceived by many to be bandaid solutions to deeper problems.

Sure, 25k might help someone buy a house, but it does little to solve the real problems at hand. Why are houses so expensive?

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@DaneMiodov @Disney Best of both worlds for them. Cash in on the recognizable IP while avoiding having to come up with anything new. Slap a progressive label on it to avoid bad press, and it's basically a money printer. What baffles me is that people keep paying to see these things.

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@JamesCh19218988 @Alex_Kozora Nobody owes you anything, my man.

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@LNfltakes @KevinFraney @BrettKollmann Of course, but why *should* it be a free service? I don't have a dog in this fight, I just wanted to understand your reasoning. Why ought it be a free right?