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RE: Subcultures and Social Trends: Breatharians and Sungazers – When All You Need Is a Little Air, Sunshine (and an Occasional Double Quarter Pounder With Cheese) to Live
Yeah, wow. It's amazing the lengths people will go to gain a feeling of significance or to justify their actions. I do believe there are great benefits in fasting though, both physical and spiritual, but it's definitely not something I find easy to embrace.
Subculture is a strange thing. Sometimes it's cool, sometimes it's dark. My hope with this series is to touch on all the different aspect of subcultures, not just the pleasant ones. Generally it seems to be about tribes, coalescing of power and acceptance. Human beings are funny creatures.
In terms of fasting, intermittent fasting has already been proven to be beneficial to humans. Lifetime fasting can only end one way. I am just amazed people would be willing to indulge in cognitive dissonance and risk death for perceived beauty and perceived nirvana.
Well said. It's definitely an interesting and insightful series.