On one hand, I’m happy these GLP-1s work. On the other, I’d rather the US figure out diet and exercise instead injecting themselves with Gilla Monster venom and rolling the dice on long-term complications.
Pharmaceuticals are life saving for people in various conditions whether thyroid issues, achieving a body that can exercise in the first place, or fast interdiction for diseases associated with excess body fat. But yeah i agree with your point if someone’s problem is their own choice in diet and exercise.
When you go off GLP-1s you generally gain all that weight back. So when they’re discussed in the context of saving airlines on fuel costs it’s not that far a leap from cynicism about pharmaceutical companies being pretty excited about rising popularity in a take-forever-drug.
The thing is just about every single diet drug to date has had much worse complications. Like destroying hearts, blood vessels, anal leakage. Losing weight the old school way is the best way of it’s possible.
Issue is, gymbros are the worst gatekeepers. They either think they can turn everyone into a top atlete by demanding everyone to act like one, or want to “keep it a niche”.
Yes, a lot of counterexamples exist. So are a lot of counterexamples to techbros, toxic gamers, etc., but when people talk about toxicity within these circles, they’re not talking about the good ones, and even “gradual toxicity” also do exist sometimes.
On one hand, I’m happy these GLP-1s work. On the other, I’d rather the US figure out diet and exercise instead injecting themselves with Gilla Monster venom and rolling the dice on long-term complications.
Pharmaceuticals are life saving for people in various conditions whether thyroid issues, achieving a body that can exercise in the first place, or fast interdiction for diseases associated with excess body fat. But yeah i agree with your point if someone’s problem is their own choice in diet and exercise.
When you go off GLP-1s you generally gain all that weight back. So when they’re discussed in the context of saving airlines on fuel costs it’s not that far a leap from cynicism about pharmaceutical companies being pretty excited about rising popularity in a take-forever-drug.
Capitalism is so gross…
Obesity has long term complications, too. And we know them to be bad.
The thing is just about every single diet drug to date has had much worse complications. Like destroying hearts, blood vessels, anal leakage. Losing weight the old school way is the best way of it’s possible.
No one knows the Long term complications of glp1 inhibitors.
Issue is, gymbros are the worst gatekeepers. They either think they can turn everyone into a top atlete by demanding everyone to act like one, or want to “keep it a niche”.
Yes, a lot of counterexamples exist. So are a lot of counterexamples to techbros, toxic gamers, etc., but when people talk about toxicity within these circles, they’re not talking about the good ones, and even “gradual toxicity” also do exist sometimes.
You don’t need a gym to lose weight. The only thing that works is calorie reduction. You won’t find that in a gym.
By gymbro, I meant the whole fitness culture.
It’s simple math, burn more than you eat. Americans take the elevator to the gym on the second floor.
Eh. Whatever gets people in the door and doing SOMETHING is fine. But you can’t gym your way skinny.
Strength is made in the gym.
Abs are made in the kitchen.