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CMV: Obese people should be treated by society the same way smokers are.

To be clear from the start:

* When I refer to obesity, I am referring to body fat percentage, *not* BMI.
* I am not placing blame on either group, just that they should be held to the same standards.
   * I.e. Smokers pay more for health insurance due to the increased risks. Obese people should as well. (or neither should, but I don't want to get into a huge "health insurance should be free" debate).

I see very little to no differences between obese people and smokers. When laid out on paper they are extremely similar groups of people.

* Its well known that \[smoking/obesity\] is one of the worse things you can do to your body, causing countless medical issues and complications over a long period of time.
* There's loads on information available on \[smoking/obesity\] to all audiences, though PSAs, doctors, the internet, etc. Lack of information cannot be considered a cause in the year 2021.
* In many cases, people who are \[smoking/obesity\] know the risks, and chose to continue anyway.
* \[smoking/obesity\] is a form of addiction that can require emotional or chemical assistance to overcome. Neither is easier/harder to overcome.
* \[smoking/obesity\] is very largely related to a person's social network and upbringing.
* In those under 18 years of age, \[smoking/obesity\] is the responsibility of the parents/guardians to A. restrict access to and B. provide reasoning and information as to why.
* A huge portion of design and manufacturing (public and private) has been devoted to accommodating \[smoking/obesity\] even though its detrimental to society overall.

At the end of the day, there's are only a couple of differences I can think of, and neither should really effect my viewpoint. Open to consideration.

* Smoking can effect those around them through second hand smoke. I believe in restricting smoking in public areas, I do *not* believe in restricting where obese people can go.
* There are some legitimate medical situations in which an obese person might not have total control over their weight. There's no such excuse for smokers.

Please change my view. We as a society have chosen to take action on smoking (and rightly so). I wonder then why we seem to just accept that obesity is a thing as opposed to an epidemic (which is what it really is) and do nothing to legally combat it.
gpt
The most significant difference is you can become a non-smoker instantaneously. Becoming non-obese can take months or years of hard work. Becoming a non-smoker requires you to do nothing. Becoming non-obese requires you to do a lot. Treating both the same ignores the effort and reality of ending those statuses.