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This comes off as extremely condescending. I am pretty sure the person you are trying to give basic dieting advice already knows this. Why are you trying so har

This comes off as extremely condescending. I am pretty sure the person you are trying to give basic dieting advice already knows this. Why are you trying so hard to convince people to not take medication that helps them?

faangguyindia 3mo ago
when someone says something doesn't work, is it condescending to ask them what exactly they did?
- PotatoPrime 3mo ago
  If you're asking genuinely, yes it can be condescending to persist in asking for 'exactly' what they've done, especially when the discussion isn't focused on their diet or their success and failure. People tend to not want advice when they're not seeking it, and when someone wants to dissect every detail of what they've done that hasn't worked, when they mentioned it merely as an anecdote, it tends to be perceived as condescending.
  - faangguyindia 3mo ago
    I'll keep on asking exact things you've done as long as you keep claiming something doesn't work, when I know it does and have worked for many. About advise part, I am not looking to offer him any advise I am simply defending the method and ideas, so that other people can find success with it similar to what I've done for me and for many others.
    - amanaplanacanal 3mo ago
      Your advice is exactly the same advice that people have been giving for decades. Look around. Giving that advice doesn't work for most people. How much weight did you lose, and how long have you kept it off?
      - owebmaster 3mo ago
        the discussion in this thread is about the long-term effects of using drugs to fix conditions that were fixed by lifestyle changes before the drugs. Giving up the very difficult route of changing lifestyle for the easier alternative of taking drugs for weight loss comes with both biological and social consequences. The people talking about that shouldn't be bullied to feel ashamed of not taking or recommending taking drugs.

faangguyindia 3mo ago

when someone says something doesn't work, is it condescending to ask them what exactly they did?

PotatoPrime 3mo ago
If you're asking genuinely, yes it can be condescending to persist in asking for 'exactly' what they've done, especially when the discussion isn't focused on their diet or their success and failure. People tend to not want advice when they're not seeking it, and when someone wants to dissect every detail of what they've done that hasn't worked, when they mentioned it merely as an anecdote, it tends to be perceived as condescending.
- faangguyindia 3mo ago
  I'll keep on asking exact things you've done as long as you keep claiming something doesn't work, when I know it does and have worked for many. About advise part, I am not looking to offer him any advise I am simply defending the method and ideas, so that other people can find success with it similar to what I've done for me and for many others.
  - amanaplanacanal 3mo ago
    Your advice is exactly the same advice that people have been giving for decades. Look around. Giving that advice doesn't work for most people. How much weight did you lose, and how long have you kept it off?
    - owebmaster 3mo ago
      the discussion in this thread is about the long-term effects of using drugs to fix conditions that were fixed by lifestyle changes before the drugs. Giving up the very difficult route of changing lifestyle for the easier alternative of taking drugs for weight loss comes with both biological and social consequences. The people talking about that shouldn't be bullied to feel ashamed of not taking or recommending taking drugs.