re: 4 year long study on Wegovy/semaglutide shows heart benefits and safety

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appreciate your overall sentiment but at 50yo I’ve lived long enough to have learned that there is no magic pill. There will be a massive side effect to these drugs. And if history is any guide it will likely come just after the drug companies have recouped their investment plus a few billion more and the subsequent lawsuits will be a few billion less than the profits.

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In the context of human history, the discoveries of penicillin and handwashing in surgery are recent. Penicillin is less than 100 years old. Doctors laughed at the first guy that said they needed to wash their hands whenever they were working on someone 150 years ago.

With advancements in AI and medical technology, there's potential for further progress in extending human lives over the next 20-30 years. With the trend of technology in the past 20-30 years, who knows where we will be.

While there have been snake oil products and scams in the past, it doesn't discount the possibility of genuine breakthroughs today. Medicine has improved and medicines have adapted over time and to believe that it’s not continually moving forward is nonsense.