Ozempic seems to have a large number of positive effects for virtually everyone. It's a little premature to think everyone will be on it "soon" and there are plenty of people who won't take something even if it's universally beneficial.
Yeah why would I take a pill if I can get the same effect through discipline and hard work? I understand not everyone can do that but if I can it would be absurd for me to take a drug for the rest of my life. Especially when I enjoy the work involved in changing my weight and body composition.
If a doctor tried to push that on me I would fire that doctor.
Well the ozempic helps you do the discipline and hard work. You don't take ozempic, eat everything, and get skinny. No, it makes it easier to diet and exercise.
For some they don't need the "motivation". For others, their mind is constantly under attack and pushed to eat, like an addict. For them it can be very helpful.
Taking a medication with potentially severe side effects (including perhaps some that we haven't found yet) is hardly equivalent to using a machine to wash my clothes.
Because at its core it changes who I am. I had a really bad experience on SSRIs as a teenager, and those were also pitched to me as "low to no side effects."
My washing machine isn't going to make me suicidal if I start or stop using it.
