Every medication has a long list of adverse effects that could happen. So from your position, all drugs are bad for everyone. And nobody should take or be prescribed any drugs for any reason.

This doesn’t not mean they are not safe. People are not dying from these drugs. They aren’t causing harm to people. And places like the EU and Canada (or any place with a very strict drug regulations) would pull them from pharmacies if they truly were not safe. And doctors prescribe drugs based on the fact that the benefit outweighs the side effects.

Mental health drugs can shave years off people’s lives because they are so hard on the kidneys and liver. But taking those drugs gives people the ability to be productive in society. And the reduced lifespan is seen as a net positive for each person.

I am always happy to be educated on a topic I am not an expert in. But it seems like you just have prejudice for whatever reason and have no good sources or research journals to back up your claims.

Do you have literature to prove these aren’t safe?

The fact that they are prescribed world wide refutes your claim.

I hope you’re not one of those people who just hate fat people and want to force them to loose weight “the old fashioned way”.

These drugs have been on the market for long enough and they are very safe. I think issues arise when they are prescribed for people who don’t need them.

I’d like to loose 10 lbs. but for me to loose weight, I’d have to eat 1000 calories total each day. I don’t do that, because that’s not a healthy behavior, so I eat 1200. I don’t qualify for these medications, but I know there’s places I could very easily get a prescription. And perhaps that’s where the issue is.

Anecdotally, I know about 5 people on these meds and they all still get hungry. They all still eat. They do get full sooner, and eat small portions. All of these people were prescribed the medication from an actual dietitian. Not an internet doctor.

These medications are life changing for people with addiction, with food noise, and for those who have disabilities.

There is no shame in being prescribed weight loss drugs for those who truly need it.

Eh…. I’ve read that these drugs also help addictions. They turn off the receptors that tell people they need (insert addiction thing), to the point they no longer have an addiction.

As someone who is a health weight, but has constant food noise in my head, I’d love to get rid of that.

My partner takes one of these medications. It was life changing for them because they gained weight due to other medications. And it is likely they’d never loose it without that type of help.

What should be mandatory with a weight loss prescriptions is some other help. Food therapist for people who have eating disorders; dietician to coach people about how to make healthy choices, or what healthy food actually looks like. And even a gym coach. Because I’ve also read that lifting weights help offset the problem of people loosing muscle on the weight loss drugs.

I worry about this very thing. My partner was also a healthy weight until medications were necessary, and those meds automatically had them gain 20lbs. They might choose ice cream or a cookie for dinner instead of something actually healthy. And they won’t be hungry for anything else.

They never grew up with health education to teach them what is good for you and what is not. Weight loss drugs were prescribed without any other interventions. Without changing behaviors or education, this is a very real thing.

It’s ok to want a treat, but people on these drugs need to take extra care to ensure they are getting all the nutrients needed.

Unhinged people do this. They aren’t rational, so you’ll never be able to make it make sense

I cannot even begin to fathom how bad Haiti’s situation is. But, I did not think police still exist there.

I hope Haiti can fight back and get some stability.

I’m confident to make the claim that the NBA only cares about money.

There’s plenty rotten about UAE that doesn’t include this topic to ethically not do business there.

I’ll third this. I get this message on just about every website.

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So… I’m also not a climate scientist, but I also research dynamical systems within a time-based series (computer scientist). All of the research on this is very difficult to read, but it all sort of leads up to the fact that we are approaching some sort of tipping point where the system, in this case climate, will bifurcate. Meaning things will be different and can turn into chaos (chaos theory).

I’ve spoken with Dr. Edward Ott at University of Maryland on his work with climate change, and I’ve spoke with chaos theory researchers at University of Arizona. It’s all very abstract, and it’s difficult to predict what this actually means for the climate and for us.

Your comment makes me wonder if one could get around AT by installing faraday cages around where the chips are.

I block telemetry on my IoT devices and they still work. I’m curious if cars would be bricked if they couldn’t call home, or if you could selectively allow certain messages through.

Yes! That would be amazing!

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That means it’s working!

As a computer scientist, I totally understand the reluctance to publish certain information. I am admittedly not “smart” on biology or other science topics, which is why I’ll never claim to have an understanding.

And it’s why I take headlines with a grain of salt. Basically, until death is what I’d consider forever. And I’d imagine they’d be transferred to whatever decomposes us. Like how mercury is very prevalent in large fish. But that’s an assumption.

My sarcastic comment is Isn’t that implied in the designator “forever chemical”?

But my real response is: The article doesn’t say. And I’m all for a healthy dose of skepticism. Does forever really mean forever? Or do the people studying this just not actually know yet? I’m fairly ignorant on the actual research on this.

I’d love to read a study explains it. I’ve only read stories like this. They outline we have a problem, and the more articles I read on PFAS, they seem pretty unavoidable. I was reading one that basically said it’s in our rain as well, so even the paper straws you get at restaurants contain them.