Tragic Hero Thrawn Truther

every fat person you know for the most part probably has a story like this, of medical neglect. many of the stories i've heard personally are when the complaint or the doctor wasn't related at all, like being told to lose weight at the ear nose and throat doctor or at the dentist. it's straight up just bias. it's such a thing that in the show Shrill it's portrayed, when Aidy Bryant goes to the gynecologist and her doctor suggests she get gastric bypass.

the studies on health and fatness are simply not that black and white and there is basically no research that shows that more than an incredibly tiny minority of people can lose weight and keep it off for more than like 2 years. bodies have set points that they gravitate towards, it's not a personal failure. this also is how the weight loss industry succeeds so well - repeat customers.

some of the harm associated with fatness is also due to weight cycling, which is very hard on your body and is even worse if you get off a GLP1, which according to a recent study causes weight to be regained at a rate that is 4x faster than without taking a GLP1.

you don't have to hate yourself. you don't have to hate other people for their body type either. it makes me so sad to see the thinspo tag going around again in 2026 a lot like it was back in the day.

some resources to learn more here:

https://www.reuters.com/article/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/feeling-fat-may-be-worse-for-you-than-being-fat-idUSTON079061/

Winter soldier Anakin au

AND I'LL BEAT THAT DEAD HORSE AGAIN BECAUSE IT'S 1. HOT AND 2. NARRATIVELY GREAT

re: this post

I think you’re mistaking a fanfic—that is a hobby—for a job that you have to perform.

because if something is a job then yes, it’s your responsibility to perform and keep people satisfied.

but fanfic writing is not a job. I’m sorry if that’s how you see it. I cannot imagine enjoying performing for free without exhausting myself out. but for other writers, it’s a hobby. a passion, yes. but still a hobby. and the thing about hobbies is that it’s first and foremost for fun, it’s a form of self care. there’s no “responsibility” when it comes to hobbies.

sure, it’s valid if a writer themself feels bad for not updating. I do. but there’s a difference between a writer wanting to write more and a reader — a stranger — demanding something from someone else’s hobby.

I don’t know how many times I have to say this but fanfic writers write for themselves. they write for their own enjoyment. for. fun.

they don’t write to please strangers. they don’t write for strangers’ approval. they don’t owe anybody anything. much less strangers on the internet.

hell, I wouldn’t be writing for almost a decade without tiring myself out first if I weren’t doing it out of love and passion. it would no longer be out of love and passion if I were chasing strangers’ approval or trying to keep them satisfied. I do this for myself, so I can escape from life into my own little world that I create for me. this is my comfort place and I do it for me. not for anybody else. me.

fanfic readers are privileged enough to read something someone else writes for their own enjoyment. for. free. they don’t get to be entitled. they don’t get to demand more.

it’s the same as when you receive a gift from someone. you don’t demand more gifts from them, you don’t tell them you dislike their gift. unless you’re an asshole, of course.

“yeah can i get a deluxe quarter pounder with cheese?”

“absolutely, do you want the meal or just the sandwich?’

“uuuuuh hold on”

*fishes something out of my pocket*

“mikey what do i do?”

“get the fries. youll need the energy in the coming days”

*stuffs it back in my pocket*