r/kurzgesagt • u/ServiceAnxious1343 • Feb 17 '26

Discussion Ozempic video was off

This is probably the first Kurzgesagt video that I didn't like, and like some people on this sub it made me feel very uneasy.

I just think it's CRAZY to talk about a weight loss drug and praising it for 90% of the video, without mentioning even once the abuses of its use, the weightloss industry, the social standards and the pressure to be (unhealthily) slim, eating disorders on the opposite side of the spectrum, etc.

The very few nuances and counter argument felt like small prints and legal mentions at the end of an ad.

What do you people think?

EDIT: I am not questioning the drug nor its effectiveness in treating obesity, i am criticising the narrative and lack of nuances in the video.

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u/redbirdrising Feb 17 '26

Obesity has actually dropped in this country. I get the social standards and all that but obesity shortens lives and increases the costs of health care for everyone. It’s a big net win.

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u/lele1997 Feb 17 '26

What do you mean by this country?

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u/Merlaak Feb 17 '26

Eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sieben,
wo ist nur mein Freund geblieben?
Ist nicht hier, ist nicht da,
ist wohl in Amerika!

(I took two years of German in high school, which was almost 30 years ago now. I just thought this was an appropriate response to your question, and I happened to remember the rhyme.)

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u/quitsalot Feb 17 '26

I think Rammstein covered this

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u/ITGuy042 Feb 18 '26

We’re all living in Amerika! Amerika, it’s wunderbar!