[Ransomed]

Probably the only way any sort of sustained civil unrest happens now would be to make peoples smart phones stop working. We are the most passively entertained people ever. What happens if it stops?

The poorest are now the most likely to be obese, while everyone else is generally heavier, with the most well-off generally being the most fit. Something that has never happened before. It’s hard for me to imagine any sustained civil unrest occurring while this is the case.

Freegards

[LostInBayport]

Probably the only way any sort of sustained civil unrest happens now would be to make peoples smart phones stop working. We are the most passively entertained people ever. What happens if it stops?

I've wondered about that. Anyone over 35 probably remembers well what life was like before cell phones and computers in everyday life. We could cope quite well (though I'd miss FR). I think if the internet ever went down, as in down for months, there would be a sea of young people completely shell-shocked and nonfunctional. I'm not sure they could manage civil unrest if they couldn't tweet/post/skype/instagram it.

[Jamestown1630]

The poorest are now the most likely to be obese, while everyone else is generally heavier, with the most well-off generally being the most fit. Something that has never happened before.

I guess it historically depended upon what was happening economically, and later upon fashion. In the old days, when food was scarce, being fat was fashionable as a sign of being wealthy. Now that we have a well-fed middle class, I guess we've decided that being able to forego food - or at least BAD food - makes some of us 'special' :-)

My great-aunt was touted as having a figure like the Venus de Milo - who wasn't exactly skinny. An interesting historical 'thingie':

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/100-years-ago-american-women-competed-in-serious-venus-de-milo-lookalike-contests