I put “wonder” in quotes to convey that I don’t believe it. That should have been obvious.

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If the drugs don't work, we already have data proving they don't, then the fat acceptance movement won't die. It will only strengthen their resolve and distrust of the medical establishment.

Black people still don't trust doctors long after Tuskegee. Fat people have been sold miracle drugs after miracle drug that doesn't work. They are headed the same way as a class of people. I know people who feel the doctor is a waste of time because they will blame everything on their weight. Like they haven't tried everything the doctor told them to do to lose weight their entire life.

We are in complete agreement that broken incentives are leading to bad behavior that is completely predictable. I just think you are missing some information and got your prediction wrong because of it.

I see you post about fat people and exercise an awful lot. It makes it sound like you might have a body dismorphia issue and or some deep seated bigotry. Positive interventions always work better than bullying or shaming. Even if you are aiming that bullying and shaming at yourself.

The drugs do work though if you don’t desist.

That’s why pharma is going to push people to be on them permanently like they do with statins.

I think that’s the part you might be missing.

They only work in the short term and with bad side effects according to the data, that is even on people who kept taking them.

Pharmaceutical companies will absolutely push for everyone to be on them all the time, right up until about 9 months before they get pulled off the market. They only care about profits, not effectiveness. They know from history any fines will be a tiny percentage of the profits.

Yeah we agree on that