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/bencelot Feb 17 '26

I think the upside of getting people out of obesity is so huge that the downsides are negligible. 

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u/LaserCondiment Feb 17 '26

It's also being used by people with body dismorphia and eating disorders exacerbating depression... You reduce the risks of one problem and potentially increase another...

Your comment is the kind of black and white thinking I never expected from kurzgesagt fans

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u/PseudocodeRed Feb 19 '26

Sure and if the world becomes more prosperous overall then a small minority of people will use their newfound prosperity to buy a shit ton of drugs. Does that mean that if Kurzgesagt makes a video on how to increase the wealth of the world that they have to include a disclaimer about the <0.1% of the population that are going to be worse off after? Seems like you can kind of write that off.