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1. wpm · 1790996063 · focus · HN ↗

   > Though these issues aren’t necessarily too serious, both patients and doctors should be aware of the potential risk, the researchers say.

   > “For people taking or considering GLP-1 receptor agonists, the main takeaway is: do not panic, and do not stop an effective treatment on your own because of your hair or nails—but do mention these symptoms to your doctor,” study author Charles Taïeb, a clinical dermatologist at Necker University Hospital in Paris, told Gizmodo.

   Wow. Sounds pretty fuckin serious. Can't believe people are taking these highly dangerous drugs instead of mustering up a mass of eternal self-discipline they clearly already don't have and never will. Shame on them and the doctors! Side-effects are very serious even if the people taking about them are like "uhhh yeah not a huge deal, but like, be aware and talk to your doctor about it", why not just try being a perfect human being like me! Try not being fat! I am very smart!!!!

   1. anal_reactor · 1791022048 · focus · HN ↗

      > Can't believe people are taking these highly dangerous drugs instead of mustering up a mass of eternal self-discipline they clearly already don't have and never will. Shame on them and the doctors!

      That take does have some merit actually. The easier it is for people with low self-discipline to reproduce, the less self-disciplined future generations will be, and they might simply be unfit to handle future cataclysms.

      Case in point: imagine teleporting to America in year 1000 and telling locals that they should go through a few plagues in order to build immunity. They'd call you crazy and then rip your heart out, and centuries later die from diseases brought by the Spanish.

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