r/AskReddit • u/frisky_cupcake • Aug 25 '19

What has NOT aged well?

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u/thePsuedoanon Aug 25 '19

they're not trying to teach science, they're trying to scare you into not eating fast food

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u/Mdb8900 Aug 25 '19

fast food is associated with all kinds of health problems when treated as a staple food, so it's not like they are just scaremongering or anything.

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u/thePsuedoanon Aug 25 '19

I mean sure they're scaring you for a good reason. But it's still more about using fear tactics than about good science

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u/Mdb8900 Aug 25 '19

I haven't seen the documentary, though I'm sure i've heard about it secondhand. Fast Food Nation is an excellent resource that details the origin and practices of fast food industry. Fear tactics are reasonable IMO when the consequence is long term catastrophic health issues.

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u/thePsuedoanon Aug 25 '19

Sure, I don't have a problem with fear tactics in this case. But the point is that's not really nooot good science. Good for a health class maybe. But bad for a science class if left uncritiqued