I've been on Zepbound since July and have lost 40lbs in that time through calorie restriction, intermittent fasting, and resistance training 3x per week, which all felt like impossibly herculean tasks before starting the medication. I know others who've had similar experiences. Sorry I haven't published a paper on it.
Ozempic and similar drugs are being used by many to get rid of the food noise and insatiable hunger that have stood in the way of sustainable progress. These drugs are being used as catalysts for healthy living. The fact that they seem to work thus far is evidence that obesity is on some level driven by powerful hormonal forces that influence impulse control and willpower, which addressed, can give people the freedom to make better decisions and effectively pursue a lifestyle they've struggled to maintain.
The cosmetic narrative you're pushing is actually quite disgusting.
You can have an internal locus of control and still believe the benefits of taking something like an SSRI far outweigh the costs of attempting to address depression/anxiety more "naturally." I'd rather take an SSRI if it means more motivation to live healthily, positively, productively for myself and family. If anything, the drug could very well help someone discover their sense of agency.
This is so shortsighted. GenAI has dramatically increased access to creative expression for likely tens of millions of people. It shouldn't be shunned, but rather used as a gateway to developing a deeper and more expressive skillset. They're shooting themselves in the foot.
EDIT: What's with the downvotes? Other "pro-genAI" comments are getting downvoted too. How is it that a community of builders and hackers are so against this?