> Exercise has many side effects too, including a risk of injury.

This feels like saying chocking is a side effect of eating vegetables.

Most negative side effects from exercise come in a few camps.

* The exercise of choice comes with a risk of accidents. Accidents happen everywhere, but they happen to skiers more frequently than mall power walkers.

* The exercise of choice is well known to put strain on certain body parts. Usually this is a joint or tendon. Pitchers and arms. Power lifting and knees.

* The exerciser did not prepare well for exercise. Do they have proper equipment? Did they stretch? Did they warm up? Did they drink enough fluid? Are they attempting a goal they aren't ready for? Are they over training? Did they get training to establish proper technique? Are they distracted when they should have been focused?

> This feels like saying chocking is a side effect of eating vegetables.

That’s actually my point. HN not getting anything that isn’t straightforward though is expected.

The side effect profile of these modern drugs is actually shockingly minimal so I felt the GP post was doing much the same as people who would claim exercise has side effects - missing the forest for the trees. Everything has side effects but if something has an overwhelmingly positive effect profile with seemingly minor side effects the discussion shouldn’t be misdirected like they were trying to do.