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The author is assuming that everyone will proactively start taking this drug. But I don't understand why? If Jerry is not obese, why would Jerry randomly start
by agnishom 2y ago
The author is assuming that everyone will proactively start taking this drug. But I don't understand why? If Jerry is not obese, why would Jerry randomly start taking an anti-obesity drug?
- devmor 2y agoIt is a bit of a silly proposition, considering that 40% of Americans are obese, and many of that population cannot afford $800-$2000 prescriptions.
- casey2 2y agoIt's not silly at all. In 15-20 years this stuff will be <$100 for weeks of use. For many people $800 dollars is less than the they spend on food in the same time
- dghlsakjg 2y agoYup. The current retail cost in Canada is ~$160 USD per syringe for Ozempic.
- devmor 2y agoThat's a bit of a ridiculous assumption to make, given that there are plenty of medications that have cost pennies to make for decades and still retail for hundreds to thousands. Perhaps in non-US locations it will be that cheap for sure.
- slevis 2y agoBecause the author assumes that the drugs are not only anti-obesity drugs but impulse controlling
- casey2 2y agoCorrectly assumes*
- mike_hearn 2y agoBut this thread and the article's comment sections have many people saying it doesn't really do that for them.
- slevis 2y agoWell, the author did not reference any actual studies. But some people here have shared an effect on their general impulse control. Do you have any pointers to good studies about this effect?
- agnishom 2y agoEven if they are right, do people want to voluntarily start taking drugs to control their impulses? Au contraire, I think a lot of people, either ideologically or subconciously, appreciate the hedonistic lifestyle
- fullstackwife 2y agoThe same mechanism: Jerry is not hungry, yet Jerry will eat another slice of pizza.
- casey2 2y agoIt's not an "anti-obesity drug" it's a "set your hunger level to whatever you want drug" If Jerry is a body builder he can get to whatever body fat % he wants. If Jerry wants to save money or doesn't want to wake up early hungry he can do that too. If Jerry has religious beliefs about impulses coming from shaitan, he can get rid of them. Besides, 75% of Americans are overweight/obese that's pretty much everyone.
- adammarples 2y agoThe number one group of people who will never ever want a powerful appetite suppressant are body builders. Lifting weights isn't hard, eating 6 meals a day is and they don't need to make it ten times harder for no reason.
- matt_heimer 2y agoMany body builders go through bulk and cut phases.