this post was submitted on 04 Sep 2026
114 points (97.5% liked)
science
28795 readers
572 users here now
A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.
dart board;; science bs
rule #1: be kind
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I mean it’s an absurdly good medicine, and the first time we’ve had a harmless way to prevent overeating, which causes incalculable misery.
Someone described it as turning off “food noise,” so you’re not constantly hungry. Now we need a way to put exercise in a pill.
I think you've hit the nail on the head... how much of these "benefits" are just natural outcomes from losing weight? When the body isn't fighting all the extra weight, it can naturally heal itself more efficiently.
There's no reason we can't do the muscle twitch machine from the matrix
Chili pepper mint nose spray
How about some fucking self control.
Not everyone's brain works like yours does. How about you try being less of a callous dick?
Clearly doesn't work.
Neurological issues can't be helped. Like ADHD I could do some things that sucked all day every day, but checking the mail? Nah. Mowing the lawn, why? Like I have to do laundry for societal reasons. But I needed help to do the boring day to day shit that keeps you a "functioning member of society".
A lot of people have self control in one way but not another. For me, I became diabetic because my ADHD is like "meh, you're not hungry, no need to eat." Then I'd get lightheaded and "oh shit, I need to eat or I'll die, put quick calories in me NOW" causing my blood sugar to spike, then it'd normalize, then drop too far before I spiked it again. I never got fat, so in your mind I had self control when I really didn't. After research, meds and some talk with the doctor my diabetes is under control, and I'm eating healthier because berries are just as easy a snack as say a pretzel snack pack, or easier than ramen.
I'm betting there's some part of your life where you're not in control, so don't be so quick to judge on someone else's struggle.