It just seem super weird to me that by the state has deep say in what we do with our bodies.

The whole idea of medicine as only a thing to undo damage, to deal with problems is so old fashioned, so out of touch. It doesnt correspond to what we can do & it seems weird we socially have kind of started catching upnbut legally are still stuck with hundred year norms. There probably should be some limits but letting people play with & experiment with their body chemistry seems a simple enough proposition.

Paul Ford at Wired talking about Mounjaro for weight loss, & more generally the opening the box on self-modification is a glimpse beyond this weird fixation point medicine has been stuck upon. Great read. https://www.wired.com/story/new-drug-switched-off-appetite-m...