Endless scrolling has got your brain hooked on that content drip. Companies pay a lot of money to do this to you, serving ads along the way.

Basically anyone buying now is dumping in two weeks.

All it’s missing is the fishing pole.

Like with most new drugs it’s something to keep an eye on, though I would be weary of using a source with such a significant financial bias.

I’m not sure where you read that, but as far as I know it doesn’t cause people to starve themselves. It suppresses hunger so they eat a normal amount of food in an era where calorie-dense, hyperpalatable food is the norm.

Diet and exercise is the gold standard, but some people just can’t regulate their diet for whatever reason. Be it discipline or genetics. Ultimately though it doesn’t matter because the bottom line is a staggering amount of people are at an unhealthy weight.

Being overweight is so bad for your health that known side effects of a drug like ozempic are negligible in comparison. The ones we know about, anyway.

I agree, but if we look at the CDC: Percent of adults age 20 and older with overweight, including obesity: 72.4% (August 2021-August 2023)

72 point freakin’ 4 percent.

With numbers like that, obesity is more like an epedemic and ozempic is a potential treatment.

I dunno, I think the tides of public opinion are shifting on ozempic. Mostly because of how absolutely awful being fat is on your body. Though, where it’s priced now it’s going to remain a designer drug for vain, rich assholes with a touch of sour grapes for everyone else.

In my own opinion I wouldn’t even put it in the same category as those others.

This was preventable, but US healthcare is only reactionary.

This is an insanely poignant analogy. At least the Romans had their collosium before they fell. We ain’t even got that.

But it’s what plants crave.

The kids probably worked hard and deserve it so no shade on them. Though, it is kind of like hearing a “follow your dreams” success story about a person who was able to do so due to the support of their rich parents.

You’re saying that as if it’s a given, but I don’t follow your logic. I could see if you were making the case for American tourists, but we’re talking about a completely different group of people.

What do you get when you put a plankmaxxer on a plank?

Crypto would be great if it wasn’t crypto.