[RANT] How did we get here? Growing up in the '80s and '90s, I was surrounded primarily by a society that promoted exercise and healthy eating. Aerobics videos were a big business, and fitness personalities like Richard Simmons and Kathy Smith were mainstream. Diet shakes were right up there with Atkins, and Jenny Craig competed against Weight Watchers. Sitcoms made fun of fatties for their entire goddamn run, not just for an episode or two. Even going into the early 2000s, big chain restaurants ran major promotions for their healthier (or just less likely to kill you at 30) menus.  You get the idea.  Now when I turn on the TV or bring up my Facebook feed, all I see are increasingly outrageous Frankenstein food creations that rely heavily on... Fuck, I dunno. Is it the spectacle of a deep fried cupcake wrapped in a burrito in a hot dog in bacon? I mean, I personally have always loved food and consider cooking an artform in many ways, but what the fuck is happening?  Why do we seeing instant ramen (which is typically already fried, by the way) being used as taco shells and burger patties made from fried mac and cheese? Why is Wendy's now promoting "Baconator fries" (cheddar cheese sauce, more cheese, bacon) when the burger itself was bad enough? WHY DOES APPLEBEE'S HAVE SOMETHING CALLED "TRIPLE HOG DARE YA" (pulled pork, ham, bacon, cheddars, fried onion strings, some kind of disgusting "signature" sauce)? I could go on, but you get my point. How did we end up here and why the hell is the human species embracing this slow extinction?