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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.
Like most things, Ozempic is fine by itself. But when you put it in the context of a society obsessed with both unrealistic beauty standards and assigning moral weight to any perceived “flaw,” Ozempic is a fast track to returning to the eating disorder epidemic of the 1980s-2000s.
Future historians will also note the coincidence of the meteoric rise of Ozempic with the rise of fascism. Making people feel bad about themselves is how the ruling class and patriarchy exert control. They want you to be unhealthily obsessed with your weight, just as they want you to be addicted to drugs, porn, video games, etc. The radical body acceptance movement was a direct threat to their power, and Ozempic has pretty much removed it from the conversation.
A healthy body needs fat. As long as you are healthy, you can have fat. The amount and thresholds can vary strongly from person to person.
I'd bet the comment was referring to obesity and not just a healthy amount of fat
Apparently you're right. I misunderstood it a bit.
hey just wanted to say - thanks for admitting you misunderstood something. such a rare sight on the internet
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.
Hey that's obese and overweight. Obese alone is only like half of everyone!
Trü.
I guess I stumbled upon the wording "how awful being fat is on your body".
Then it should probably be rephrased to say how awful being obese is on your body.
Ozempic causes GI issues, such as paralysis, and numerous other issues like fatigue and depression because starving yourself isn't healthy. Just exercise and eat a better diet. Exercise is so good for you that fat people who exercise are actually healthier than people of a healthy weight who are sedentary. No fucking way would I ever go on a weight loss drug.
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.
https://wernerhoffman.com/mass-tort-lawyer/ozempic-stomach-paralysis/
It's like 1/20 patients.
Thanks for coming in with that. From what I've heard from my family members in healthcare I knew it was bad, I just didn't have any actual data.
That’s pretty fucking high
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 didn't read it. I had a doctor tell that to me.
Doctors say all sorts of things.
The fundamental premise of prescribing medication is that the best medication is no medication.
Like if someone's depressed, they should try talking it out before taking anti-depressants.
Once you accept that premise then the doctor's job is to motivate people to try talking to a friend, or exercising, before prescribing any medication.
"A person who's feeling sad is much more likely to make a full recovery just talking to a friend a few times a week than someone who starts anti-depressants"
That doesn't mean that anti-depressants aren't appropriate for someone who's really going through it and has exhausted other forms of therapy.
I know all that. I have a lot of family members in healthcare. I responded to you at like 4 am, but I could have given a better response. Still on like 4 hours of sleep lol.
I'm honestly just waiting to see what kind of new side-effects gets listed in the next 5-10 years with these weightloss drugs. I wouldn't risk anything with this level new medicine, and I'm struggling with losing weight right now.