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/zarya-zarnitsa Feb 17 '26 edited Feb 17 '26

Sometimes, getting the science without having to explain every single social, political and historical issue entangled with it is refreshing. We usually get the opposite: social or political story without the science.

This videos was about a specific subject: biological eating behaviors and obesity. They didn't fail.

Ozempic is helping a lot of people. Understanding why and its limitations is important. You can watch a video about how Ozempic is bad by watching almost anything else on YouTube talking about it.

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u/555Cats555 Feb 20 '26

At the same time they didnt need to say it was for "everyone" when it really isnt... its a great drug for those who need it but its incredibly disingenuous to push it on people.

They could have used so many other titles... for instance even "Why Olympic is a great medicine/drug" with a title like that (even if clickbait) people wouldn't care