An Analysis of Mike Israetel's Decision to Juice

In this video, I argue that Mike Israetel's decision to juice and carry excessive bulk is irrational, since it's a net cost.

Time stamps:
0:04 Chapter 1. Introduction
1:12 Chapter 2. How rational people make decisions
2:38 Chapter 3. What are the costs and benefits of Mike's juicing?
3:24 3.1. The benefits
3:27 Benefit 1 - Juicing as bigorexia treatment
3:46 Benefit 2 - IFBB pro aspirations
4:19 Benefit 3 - Money and fame
4:54 Benefit 4 - Altruism
5:29 3.2. The costs
5:31 Cost 1 - Poorer physical health
6:13 Cost 2 - Lowered intelligence
6:52 Cost 3 - Rage and anxiety
10:10 Cost 4 - Unintentional encouragement of juicing
11:49 Chapter 4. Why Mike's juicing is a net cost
12:30 On juicing as bigorexia treatment
14:04 On IFBB pro aspirations
17:09 On money, fame and influence
18:17 On altruism
21:48 Overall analysis
22:38 Chapter 5. Conclusion

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