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Ozempic one-shotted the body-positivity movement. For years, we were told that intentional weight loss was oppressive, diets were inherently harmful, and wanting to be thinner was merely the result of social conditioning. Then a drug arrived that made weight loss easier—and millions of people immediately wanted it. That exposed the contradiction. A large part of the movement wasn’t about genuinely preferring obesity. It was about emotionally adapting to something people felt powerless to change. Instead of saying, “This is difficult, and I want compassion while I struggle with it,” the movement tried to redefine the struggle as an ideal. The moment an easier exit appeared, many people took it. Ozempic didn’t destroy genuine self-acceptance. It exposed the difference between accepting yourself and convincing yourself that you never wanted to change.