If technology is making us more active, then why do we still have an obesity problem? (exercise, healthy)

[ghostee]

If technology has been developed that is often said to make us more active, than why hasn't the obesity problem of developed countries even begin to decrease to previous levels? That kind of disproves the point that certain technology is helping.

I'm sure physical exercise is dying anyway. Soon you'll be able to modify yourself to look healthy and thin.

[sas318]

I didn't know tech makes us more active? The tech can be available, but people still need to WANT to use them. What's the point of having a FitBit if you don't want to use it?

Losing weight is very tough and no fun. So if you don't want to, you won't, and the tech just sits there and is useless.

[saibot]

The main purpose of virtually all technology is to do work for us, and, thereby, make us less active. This goes all the way back to the invention of the wheel. So the idea that "technology" will somehow make people more thin and active is really nothing but wishful thinking.

And, by the way, looking healthy is not the same as being healthy.

[tickyul]

Too much food.......very hard, on a long term basis, to exercise/activityise your overeating away.