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Ozempic is causing trouble on Savile Row
- deadbabe 2y agoCrazy how such an important drug for obesity sufferers is now just associated with fat vain rich people.
- laughingcurve 2y agoas someone suffering from eating disorders, causing obesity, I can assure you that this drug is not just for vain, fat rich people. Perpetuating the stereotype is actively preventing people from considering using it. It also paints it in a way that makes it seem like there’s no legislation or way to make it more affordable and accessible.
- baq 2y agoNot sure why you're being downvoted, it's literally crazy. The drug has been proven time and time again that it not only does what they say it'll do, but has a host of other benefits like helping addicts drop their habits. Jealousy runs deep.
- Analemma_ 2y agoI think they're more getting downvoted because that isn't actually the popular association with ozempic, despite the best efforts of these tabloid sloprags (and it's bipartisan too: The Guardian has an intense hatred of ozempic, and is clearly furious that it just keeps getting more popular). But I'm on it myself and have never gotten any reaction in person except encouragement and curiosity; I think the hate purely exists among opinion columnists in online bubbles.
- harrison_clarke 2y agothat, and the contrasting of "obesity suffers" and "[...] fat people" one of those groups is entirely contained within the other. contrasting them like that, and being judgmental about the latter, isn't going to be a popular opinion the set of people that both agree with the class analysis approach, and are fine with the fat shaming, is very small
- duxup 2y agoI just assumed it is associated with weight, of any kind.
- harrison_clarke 2y agoit's currently expensive, until it's off patent and a generic comes out so rich obesity sufferers are getting it before poorer fat people
- rainclouds 2y agoSo doing the clinical trial publicly for the rest of us…
- recursive 2y agoSpare a thought for the tailors who now have too much business and will need to raise their prices.
- dehrmann 2y agoJoke all you want, it's a very interesting second-order effect that most people probably weren't thinking about.
- DontchaKnowit 2y agoIs it interesting? cause I really couldn't care less
- Oarch 2y agoGrab the tin foil hat but it seems like stealth advertising for Ozempic
- djkivi 2y agoThe suit really is back this time? For an alteration at least. https://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html https://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html
- DontchaKnowit 2y agoding ding ding
- Biologist123 2y agoYou’re assuming they tailor to make money, not for the enjoyment of suit-making.
- recursive 2y agoYes, a reasonable assumption. However, if they're doing it for the love, they can literally just keep doing that.
- lenerdenator 2y agoI'm still waiting for the other shoe to drop on Ozempic. There has to be one. You're telling me that food has become so addictive and modern life so sedentary that we now need to fundamentally change human biochemistry to resolve the issues those things cause? Also, rough name for the row.
- laughingcurve 2y agoI don’t think you understand how GLP ones antagonist work if you think they’re fundamentally changing human biochemistry. The medication works by using your own chemical signaling to achieve the effect.
- leoc 2y agoThe street has been famous under that name for centuries; the notoriety of Jimmy Savile is a blip in comparison.
- WJW 2y agoWho is Jimmy Savile? I know I could google it easily and it's probably some guy who did something terrible, but it's certainly not a fact I could pull from memory. Savile row as a tailors' institution on the other hand is commonly known even over here on the mainland.
- bloopernova 2y agoA children's TV presenter from the 70s to 90s, pedophile, and necrophilic. Was protected by the BBC.
- scrlk 2y agoSavile Row has existed since 1735, predating the founding of the USA by 41 years.
- newZWhoDis 2y agoI don’t understand the bizarre haters that show up in every GLP-1 thread. America is fat, and the health consequences of that make COVID look like a regular Tuesday. “If people just X” clearly isn’t working, we need results and we need results fast. The state with the lowest obesity rate in 2025 is higher than the state with the highest obesity rate from 1990.
- pakitan 2y agoThis is horrible. The worst thing that can happen to a business - more and more customers are coming every day! How will these people survive!
- ziddoap 2y agoAnd they might have repeat business down the line, too. Absolute horror. >“Our big worry is that at some point, they will come off this drug, and, inevitably, they will put the weight back on.”
- throwaway287391 2y agoI assumed if I kept reading there would be a line explaining why they can't simply raise prices until the demand becomes manageable with current staffing, such as "We sold all these suits with guaranteed adjustments for £[some heavily discounted number] for life", but I didn't find any such explanation. Shrug
- ant_li0n 2y agoI think the population of people buying bespoke suiting is small enough that you would not want to alienate your existing customers. I agree that they should raise the prices, but I've got to think there's an aspect of a relationship there. It was hinted at, a little bit, in the article. It's not just a financial transaction, I mean.
- leoc 2y agoAnd the article suggests that's it's not even the population of everyone with a bespoke suit so much as the minority of whales who own a lot of them. There is going to be a fair number of very demanding and impatient rich guys in that group.
- jdietrich 2y agoPrecisely. They're talking about a customer who has spent £700,000 ($870,000) on suits. That's a long-term relationship built on trust. Hiking your prices to manage demand might be a short-term financial bonanza, but it's disastrous in terms of reputation.
- timewizard 2y agoYou've got to be kidding me. I've never seen a more obvious plant of a story. You can't technically advertise drugs in the UK. Looks like they found a "clever" way around that.
- unethical_ban 2y agoI hadn't thought about how you can't just clip away some fabric; that the entire fit of the suit may be useless. If someone has 100 suits at 7000 GBP a piece, you'd think they could sell those on some kind of secondary market and buy new suits that are flush fit. Or light the old suits on fire. 700,000 GBP worth of suits? Goodness. Off-topic: I wish there were places in the US to get tailored wardrobes curated, that wasn't an online subscription like Stitched. I'd like two or three suits, some sports coats, dress shirts and some versatile casual outfits. As it stands, I have four identical pairs of jeans and a drawer full of black t-shirts that fit perfectly.
- jgalt212 2y ago> Well, the Uncle Georges of today are turning into wraiths. Does the author mean waifs?
- snailmailstare 2y agoAn example customer has 100 $7000 suits?
- bublyboi 2y agoI’ve opened a short position against fabric, but I’m long on thread.