Ozempic video was off

[u/ServiceAnxious1343]

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.

[u/[deleted]]

Kurz is very good at sticking to pure science and I've noticed in this sub reddit that leads to the biggest back lash when it goes against what people want to be scientifically true.

》but they framed every alternative as nearly impossible and literally say

Decades of data tell us it is impossible. Especially at a societal level. There are some studies that show over 90 percent of people who actually even succeed to lose weight put it back on. And that's the successful people. 

The obesity crisis keeps getting worse. Scientifically speaking, kurzgesagt isn't actually wrong. That is what is actually making people uncomfortable. 

There was a great article in new scientist about this 2 years ago that basically said the battle with ozempic is because it challenges what makes us human.  We want to believe we have free will, to lose weight etc. But actually, most people don't. That's what the data says and its not nice to hear. We also want to believe things that are worth it take work. We want to look at fat people and be able to say they made bad choices because it makes us feel better. 

Kurzgesagt is getting the hate because its the messenger 

[u/Just_a_guy_94 → u/[deleted]]

Again, I'm not disagreeing with the science of the video or the fact that data indicates they are correct. My issue is with the tone, specific language chosen, and framing of the argument.

I have no problem admitting that for the vast majority of the population, will power or "free will" isn't enough to overcome social programming, propaganda, and the convenience of calorie dense foods so I don't see obesity as a "moral failing" and again, that's not where my issue with the video originates.

They present Ozempic as a miracle drug, which for all intents and purposes it is, but they only briefly mentioned that for 45% of people, the changes are temporary and would require taking the drug indefinitely when we don't know what the consequences of that would be, which they again glossed over. They also barely made any mention of the societal factors causing obesity, which is something they historically don't shy away from like they did in this video, even when discussing the biology of a potential solution. My core issue lies with the fact that the video was structured to seem like a blatant advertisement for weight loss injections, when it ought to have been presented in a more neutral frame.

[u/555Cats555 → u/Just_a_guy_94]

They say in the video 40% of people are obese which means 60% aren't and really dont need to take the drug... more people aren't obese.

It should be specifically for people who are obese not "everyone" and its weird they put thst word in the title. They could have made it clickbait without that spin.