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Sinatana's avatar

That was a work of fART! Also, why I consider myself an all terrain theorists!

Charlotte Dune's avatar

I have heard that skinny people have a certain micro biome and if you can absorb it, you can get skinny too. Lol. So skinny people, feel free to fart on me!

Charlotte Dune's avatar

Yes, they’ve done the same with skinny and fat mice and it works.

Marek Veneny's avatar

I think this might be the most underrated way to increase global happiness -> make farts normal (again?).

Brad & Butter's avatar

Bataille's "solar anus" mixed with Focault's "biopower" (hygiene is a type of authoritarian control). What a vibe. https://archive.ph/D5Gzu https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/05/05/biopower-and-security/

But with all seriousness, I do think that there is a need for hormesis, and that this explains why "purity spirals" for both politics (e.g. wokism, "trad" culture) and diet (e.g. vegan, fat-free) exists. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormesis https://kirkegaard.substack.com/p/vaccine-viral-hormesis

Without such a mechanism, humanity moves towards fragilization. https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2019/06/10/mediocratopia-5/ https://luca-dellanna.com/fragilization/

As an example, there is "training max" for weightlifting, often as 85% of "competition max". The gap is there to ensure safety. Similar thing goes to 35 hour workweeks for thought work, and how extra hours would cause a hit in work performance. https://swellandcut.com/2018/11/21/the-real-limit/

What are the taboos that has caused fragilization in body and spirit? Politically Correct humor? Heterodox research? Hulling of midline subculture (does anyone here remember Homestuck and creepypastas)?

Roger’s Bacon's avatar

Yes - hormesis is exactly what I was thinking!

Phil Filippak's avatar

What a (comedic) relief to read this!

Nonsense Depository's avatar

...Sylvestris? Get the Stake. Yes, extra flammable.