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Why would your support of him ever change, especially based on whether or not you feel entertained.
Well, the reason I support him in the first instance (by watching his stream and following him on Instagram) is because he is entertaining. It's not because I've randomly selected some fat kid to adopt.
I don't know him personally and if he started acting like a massive ******* or his content was terrible, I'd stop watching his stuff and by extension stop supporting him in such an active way.
You specifically asked if I'd support him if he "hits a downstream", whatever that means exactly, and puts weight on again. I am trying to tell you yes, because his entertainment value is way more important than that.
With that said, I think his attempt to take control of his wealth is cool and he's working hard, which is nice to watch.
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Maybe it is too early to be saying that Jaime's motivation seems to be the money, and that once it's is no longer a factor then staying slim won't be as high a life priority for him as enjoying food. However it does feels like I struck a nerve with the concern that the motivation for Jaime's weight loss is very much tied to the $75,000. I don't think my comment is negative per se because it's only relevant if Jaime really is at risk of relapsing once the $75,000 is off the table; if he's already altered his mindset then my comment is moot.
I don't think anybody here thinks his mindset has changed just yet, although perhaps he's still just moving forward a step at a time, and once he's lost much more weight, he'll feel like he has more to lose by putting weight back on. For Jaime's lifestyle changes to be lasting after the $75,000 is no longer a factor, Jaime WILL have to adopt the mindset that staying healthy is more life EV than eating fatty foods at some point. That needs to happen for these changes to be lasting. It's something to strive for.
You might be right, but this is such a negative way to look at things, it kind of sucks to my mind. You're imagining him losing the weight and then putting it back on again, the end. He has his whole life ahead of him and is trying to make some positive changes now, before he gets any older.
Why not just let him go for it, be positive about positive actions, and then whatever happens after that happens?
In terms of doing it for money, it's obvious that the money is motivation, but also clear enough that that's not his only motivation. Bill Perkins came up with the prop bet because he wanted to do something positive for Jaime after meeting him and push him to lose weight, knowing that he wanted to lose weight and how much impact it would have on him personally.
And what are you talking about with his mindset hasn't changed? His actions show that his mindset has changed, but it takes time for a change of actions to lead to a complete change of attitude and for a person to learn strong discipline. You have to give him a chance.