Good or Bad Food?

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  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,000 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    When sources simplify complex things into simple rules for us, they're implicitly making decisions for us. Speaking only for myself, I like to make my own decisions (tradeoffs).

    ^^^Yes to both!
  • magnusthenerd
    magnusthenerd Posts: 1,207 Member
    J72FIT wrote: »
    J72FIT wrote: »
    jm_1234 wrote: »
    I think the original post has been answered, but to chime in. I don't believe MFP is geared toward nutrition or health, from what I've seen of the free version it is just about calories and macros - however you use that information is up to you.

    @BuffaloChixSalad, don't take these forums and any seeming push-back seriously. Everyone communicates differently and written communication has it's challenges from both a writer and reader perspective. I'm always impressed with certain user's essays because it just shows they put in a lot of effort to be clear and precise. I am more of a cognitive shortcut and cut to the chase type person so "good" or "bad" works fine for me even if it isn't 100% accurate in every scenario.

    It was only an opinion. How I view food. What's in my mind. I never thought it would have gotten so heated. I never said I had facts. Never said that I am a nutritionist or macro expert. Solely my view.

    True, but you are making absolute statements as if they were facts. I apologize if it seems I'm picking on you, that said, the words we use matter. You can't make a factual, absolute statement and then back pedal and claim, "it is only my opinion...".

    Find someone to "pick on" I'm over this *kitten*

    Can you at least answer my question?

    If you did not have a hard time eating only a small portion of cake, would your opinion change?

    Does it really matter anymore? My opinion means nothing and I'm sick of being blasted over this *kitten*.

    I think two major reasons people get upset in a conversation are
    1. Dishonest or otherwise truly hostile interlocutors.
    2. A held view is seriously challenged and can't be met.

    I don't think anyone disagreeing with you is lying.
    The way to avoid number two is have solid reasons for what you believe, particularly knowing what counter-reasons, what other evidence, would require you to change your belief.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,052 Member
    J72FIT wrote: »
    J72FIT wrote: »
    jm_1234 wrote: »
    I think the original post has been answered, but to chime in. I don't believe MFP is geared toward nutrition or health, from what I've seen of the free version it is just about calories and macros - however you use that information is up to you.

    @BuffaloChixSalad, don't take these forums and any seeming push-back seriously. Everyone communicates differently and written communication has it's challenges from both a writer and reader perspective. I'm always impressed with certain user's essays because it just shows they put in a lot of effort to be clear and precise. I am more of a cognitive shortcut and cut to the chase type person so "good" or "bad" works fine for me even if it isn't 100% accurate in every scenario.

    It was only an opinion. How I view food. What's in my mind. I never thought it would have gotten so heated. I never said I had facts. Never said that I am a nutritionist or macro expert. Solely my view.

    True, but you are making absolute statements as if they were facts. I apologize if it seems I'm picking on you, that said, the words we use matter. You can't make a factual, absolute statement and then back pedal and claim, "it is only my opinion...".

    Find someone to "pick on" I'm over this *kitten*

    Can you at least answer my question?

    If you did not have a hard time eating only a small portion of cake, would your opinion change?

    Does it really matter anymore? My opinion means nothing and I'm sick of being blasted over this *kitten*.

    I think two major reasons people get upset in a conversation are
    1. Dishonest or otherwise truly hostile interlocutors.
    2. A held view is seriously challenged and can't be met.

    I don't think anyone disagreeing with you is lying.
    The way to avoid number two is have solid reasons for what you believe, particularly knowing what counter-reasons, what other evidence, would require you to change your belief.

    Risky meta (with implied/express self-revelation of judginess and other bad stuff) follows.

    Observation: PP is not OP.

    Assumption from reading her first post: PP was just in to empathize with OP.

    Speculation: Situation increases chance PP will feel beleaguered (trying to be nice, disagreed with by so many words and people).

    Value judgement on my part: Saw empathizing, didn't see actual help. Tried to clarify to bring focus back to OP question. Failed.

    Meta conclusion: Thread has pretty much entirely lost focus on OP, and this post by me is amplifying that.

    Rhetorical question: What is OP thinking and feeling now, if still reading?

  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,661 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    Rhetorical question: What is OP thinking and feeling now, if still reading?

    Well, his profile indicates he hasn't been back in the past 2 days. He may have been scared off.
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    The OP has not been here for 2 days. He might come back. Often they don't. There is a good chance that once he learned there was no "feature" to identify "bad" food and all these internet weirdos were talking about all food being good in context he left.
  • Duck_Puddle
    Duck_Puddle Posts: 3,237 Member
    NovusDies wrote: »
    The OP has not been here for 2 days. He might come back. Often they don't. There is a good chance that once he learned there was no "feature" to identify "bad" food and all these internet weirdos were talking about all food being good in context he left.

    That’s kind of too bad. While this thread has sort of veered off track a bit, I think viewed as a whole, it kind of illustrates just how subjective food “quality” is and how allowing an algorithm (or another person) to make those decisions for us isn’t always best.