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> Suppose, hypothetically, you invented an actually effective weight loss drug—one that leads to permanent and healthy change.

> Let’s say it’s a drug that both decreases leptin resistance and prevents simple carbs from triggering the brain’s reward centers. And suppose it doesn’t require someone to keep taking it for the rest of their life, as long as they don’t fall back into obesity.

> Now, imagine you’re not interested in getting rich—you legitimately want to solve the obesity epidemic.

> But then you realize the weight loss industry is a multi-billion-dollar machine, not to mention the pharmaceutical companies profiting off obesity-related health issues. They’re not just going to let this drug come out without a fight.

> Suppose you don’t even care that you're likely to end up falsely accused of rape by women you've never met, and probably dead soon after, with a “suicide note” conveniently found next to your body. You just want to find the best way to get this drug out there and available to the public.

> Assume, for the moment, that no one but you and a small group of trusted researchers know about this discovery—and you stumbled across it accidentally while researching something else.

> What would be the best approach to make this drug available to the public, knowing that powerful, interested parties would do everything in their power to suppress it?