James Fesh, Jr.

Pastor • Software Developer • Digital Designer
I like discussing theology, history, board games, computers, and education.

[James Fesh, Jr. @jamesfesh]

Working on editing a short, evangelistic booklet for gifting to unbelievers or seekers. Early stages of whipping up a bunch of rough cover ideas.

Which ones work best and why? Should I lean into the loud, attention-grabbing look? Or the more tranquil? Maybe consider both?

[James Fesh, Jr. @jamesfesh]

@HannahWardEdu Everyone is listening to an influencer who kinda followed a popular author who kinda read a classic and gave their spin on it. Yet, they all insist they are doing true classical-CharlotteMason-greatbooks-liberalarts, Montessori school. Just like George Washington and Jesus.

[James Fesh, Jr. @jamesfesh]

@singinghomeward It's definitely purple territory, but now that I know it's a shirt somehow I can see it leaning more muted red/maroon.

[James Fesh, Jr. @jamesfesh]

@ThrillaRilla369 Besides odd jobs and helping my dad, I made $8/hr at my first real job in a woodshop sanding down reclaimed barn siding.

[James Fesh, Jr. @jamesfesh]

Guys will be out here terrified about vaccines, while downing alcohol and cigars.

[James Lindsay, anti-Communist @ConceptualJames]

It seems like we need to pause and discuss orthorexia because it's kind of important and a big, big deal right now. (This is going to make people gloriously mad and be hilarious too.)

Orthorexia is a class of eating disorders, which means a psychological disorder with strong psychosomatic elements. The term means "right eating" (ortho- meaning right, or correct, as in "orthodox"). It is an obsession with eating only foods designated as "clean" and avoiding all foods designated as "dirty" or "polluting."

Obviously, no one thinks anyone should eat contaminated food, but that's not what orthorexia is about. It is about classifying foods as "clean" or "dirty" according to some set of beliefs that are not necessarily true or consequential about the foods. Remember, it's an eating disorder.

A lot of people right now are pretty badly orthorexic, especially ones who are more well-off and deeper in the rabbit holes of "health" related subjects.

Legitimate concerns about pesticide and herbicide residues, fat balances in meats, the health impacts of kinds of oils, concerns about food additives, etc., cease to be legitimate concerns to be navigated sensibly (noting tradeoffs, etc.) and become obsessions, usually tied to existential anxieties about current or future health, current or future disease states, and or life-expectancy issues in ways that are not realistic. In fact, they're usually the results of sensationalist literature, fads, and overwrought marketing but take on near-religious dietary significance for the afflicted.

If you are orthorexic, you should not want to continue to be. You do not have a healthy relationship with food, nutrition, or health. You have a disordered obsession and manic anxiety about the impacts of potentially tainted foods. You're not "eating clean"; you're dangerously neurotic.

My estimation from generally looking around at things is that orthorexia is at an all-time high and is producing significant consequences in our society. I would insist it's almost a psychiatric epidemic, if not outright that.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk. Try to be more calm and normal about food. You'll thank me later.

[James Fesh, Jr. @jamesfesh]

@DPGBehler The specific context would matter a lot. There is a level where a physical deterrent may be valid, but those verses you reference seem to be instruction for the person who was wounded/corrected by a faithful friend. It's not an encouragement to be someone who goes about wounding.

[James Fesh, Jr. @jamesfesh]

@DoloresGMorris @agostino_harry It's not about you not being able to practice art. It's you not being able to hang your iPhone pics of other artists works in a museum as your own.

[James Fesh, Jr. @jamesfesh]

@RadioP1 Makes sense especially in the dry climates. Water fountains are still all over, but I guess people don't trust them.

[James Fesh, Jr. @jamesfesh]

Why do so many people carry around water bottles now? I am a big fan of water. It is almost all I ever drink. I drink it all day. I hate being thirsty. Going to play sports or work out? Sure, bring water. Working a physical job? Bring water. But everywhere? Seems a bit much.

[James Fesh, Jr. @jamesfesh]

Working on editing a short, evangelistic booklet for gifting to unbelievers or seekers. Early stages of whipping up a bunch of rough cover ideas.

Which ones work best and why? Should I lean into the loud, attention-grabbing look? Or the more tranquil? Maybe consider both?

[James Fesh, Jr. @jamesfesh]

@MeeplePastor This one's been on my wishlist. Heard lots of great things.

[James Fesh, Jr. @jamesfesh]

@mgbrown1543 What does Hebrews 2:8 mean?

[James Fesh, Jr. @jamesfesh]

@korrabear307 Okay, maybe I misunderstood what you meant by cheap food. If it's overprocessed junk with filler than sure. I was talking about cheap versions of fresh whole foods or even high-quality frozen whole foods offered in practically every grocery store. Affordable and healthy.

[James Fesh, Jr. @jamesfesh]

People will complain about how it's impossible to feed a family, and when someone points out how they can do it cheaper, the answer is always "well I only buy organic, individually packaged, luxury, 10x-the-price hipster food, plus I buy beef and seafood fresh daily."

[James Fesh, Jr. @jamesfesh]

@korrabear307 A lot of modern "healthy eating" info is based on advertising propaganda. Eat the right portions of whole foods. Don't overdo junk food. Paying 10x the price for better-tasting food is fine if it fits your budget, but it's not a human right, and it's not necessarily healthier.

[James Fesh, Jr. @jamesfesh]

@korrabear307 A lot of modern "healthy eating" info is based on advertising propaganda. Eat the right portions of whole foods. Don't overdo junk food. Paying 10x the price for better-tasting food is fine if it fits your budget, but it's not a human right, and it's not necessarily healthier.

[James Fesh, Jr. @jamesfesh]

@korrabear307 Avoiding processed junk matters, but expensive "plus versions" of food make a microscopic difference to actual health. If you want to pay a premium for taste or aesthetics, that’s fine. But don't pretend standard whole foods aren't healthy just to justify a luxury grocery budget.

[James Fesh, Jr. @jamesfesh]

@singinghomeward Yes. A lot of the discourse is people not wanting solutions, they just want to be mad.

[James Fesh, Jr. @jamesfesh]

"If I have to eat like a poor person, then what's the point?"

And by poor person they mean better than 90% of American history before them.