[identity profile] cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com 2011-01-15 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that makes sense. I think it was optimistic to think that anyone would change their mind immediately (although that might just be hindsight), I assumed the point was more that people might get a better general idea about what tradeoffs are worthwhile (like "this restaurant is actually healthier" or "ordering a smaller main course is at least as important as choosing a different drink"). Although I admit that's the sort of thing that will be hard to test objectively.

I don't know if the idea will be practical, but it at least seems mildly helpful and not horribly discriminatory, which puts it miles ahead of lots of pro-health initiatives.