I remain quite hostile to Ozempic, but I think that's because I live in the United States, where everything is just set up to make a healthy lifestyle difficult and expensive, both in terms of diet and exercise, and then everywhere there are billboards offering a $1k a month escape from it
I recognise for many many people the drugs are a giant boon, and they make huge amounts of sense for individuals. But it would be nice if this country just once tried to solve a collection action problem
I get this, but as you’ve articulated it (and obviously know) this is a problem with the system, not the drug itself. Of course any sensible healthcare system should be nationalised and holistic, supporting health in all sorts of ways, including but not limited to accessible meds where appropriate
I'm not even talking about the healthcare system here. I am talking about the built environment, primarily. It's so hard to live healthily in a place where you can't even *walk* (which is not my neighbourhood but is most of America)
May 11, 2025 21:22I am all for people having access to these drugs! But I wish somebody was actually taking seriously the environment that makes them necessary
feel like it's also hard to eat the normal amount of healthy, food shopping there is either "these sausages are two dollars and somehow just fat, sugar and additives" or "please pay fifteen dollars for 100g of pasta made exclusively from mung beans", which....not that much in between
Exactly
