I agree with everything you guys said, it's not simple. It's not like this is bad. This is good. I think in many cases it's very helpful for someone. If it's going to help them accelerate something that they're going to be able to keep off long term and that makes them a healthier person, I think that's a positive thing. The way our medical system is designed, veers very quickly to it hears a medicine that's going to fix this thing where it's not a lot of time you're not looking at the root causes. All comes back to fear, currency. Next week we'll talk about ideas that change our liveslike next week. Let
The NIA boys discuss the “miracle” obesity drug, Chris Rock’s new Netflix Special, Balaji's book, living a healthy lifestyle, and much more.
Timestamps:
- (00:00:00) Intro
- (00:01:13) Meme of the Week
- (00:03:12) Chris Rock’s new Netflix Special
- (00:06:22) Debating Netflix's Binge Drop Model
- (00:08:45) Jack’s White Lotus Review
- (00:10:39) The best way to consume stand up comedy
- (00:12:59) The Anthology of Balaji | Exclusive Sneak Peek
- (00:18:13) Breakdown of Ozempic, The Obesity Drug
- (00:19:43) How drugs find new use cases
- (00:22:54) Debate over Ozempic being used as a Lifestyle Drug
- (00:24:08) The Economics of Obesity Drugs
- (00:25:59) How effective are drugs like Ozempic?
- (00:27:18) Illustrating the Complexity of the Obesity Epidemic
- (00:33:13) Healthy Eating
- (00:36:46) Jacked Jack
- (00:37:47) Quality of US Food vs European Food
- (00:39:19) Portion Sizing is Frustrating
- (00:42:26) Holistic Approach to a Healthy Lifestyle
- (00:44:44) The Economic Inequality of Eating Healthy
- (00:46:40) The Benefits of Being Young
- (00:48:08) Wrapping up the Obesity Drug Discussion
- (00:51:43) Defining “Healthy” is Relative
- (00:53:34) Final Thoughts
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