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Originally posted by radioman:
Durian is a nasty smelling thing. I've eaten it when I was in Asia.

I have smelled it before, other things worse may be rotting fish or vomit, but maybe not, now that I think about it.

To those fortunate to steer clear, here it is-

Haven’t checked the translation, but Kafka’s “The Hunger Artist” seems apropos.

https://www.kafka-online.info/a-hunger-artist.html

These people are fools. Only from Western countries does this idiotic thought and activity spring from. Sure there's plenty of non-meat eaters from various African and Asian cultures but, this idiot tried to go on a fruitarian diet, with little diversity within that group; at least known fruitarians like Michelanglo ate cheese and nuts, along with fruit. She tortured herself to death.

She's a mental case, pure and simple.

Once they reach this state of mind there is no turning back for them. .... They will possibly still might see themselves as overweight and possibly physically fit............ But in this case she died doing what she believed in......................... drill sgt.

Count me in on equating the term "influencer" with
narcissistic idiot.
And Malaysia? Cant you slowly starve yourself to death here in the good old U.S.A.

It’s pretty clear that this woman had a mental eating disorder, and unfortunately received no help. Sad.

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Originally posted by Patriot:
It’s pretty clear that this woman had a mental eating disorder, and unfortunately received no help. Sad.

There was no helping this person. There was clearly a mental illness component here; the last thing she would have done right up to her last breath was admit that what she was doing was both a mistake and killing her.

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oozing lymphatic fluid

What do you mean?