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What does it mean?
Cho criticizes LA culture for outsourcing basic bodily functions instead of doing them naturally.
In plain terms
She jokes that LA people are too dependent to even handle their own waste without medical help.
What can you take from it?
Don't let convenience culture override basic self-reliance.

Where it applies

  • discussions about lifestyle
  • self-care choices

Putting it to work

  • questioning unnecessary medicalization
  • valuing independence

Questions to consider

  • Where is the line between convenience and dependency?
  • How do cities affect our habits?

Another view

Medical procedures like colonics have legitimate uses beyond lifestyle.

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