[-] Chetzemoka@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

Not even that though. Like if my chronic medical condition is adequately treated, I'm able to work, be productive, pay taxes, contribute to the economy, hopefully contribute to my community.

But that would eat into an insurance company's profits, therefore they'd rather opt to let me die and replace me with a new unit that can pay premiums longer without needing any actual medical care.

The only entity that has a positive financial incentive to pay for the medical care that keeps me healthy is the government.

Medicare for All, now.

[-] Chetzemoka@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

A child isn't going to find that. A rescuer who isn't familiar with Teslas isn't going to be able to find that.

I couldn't even figure out how to open a fully functional door from outside the first time I got in a Tesla. I'm an adult who's been driving my entire life.

That's not innovation; it's a safety hazard for the sake of the aesthetics of a handle that doesn't stick out. I don't view that as a reasonable trade-off.

[-] Chetzemoka@lemmy.world 33 points 3 months ago

I call in a refill on my prescription. It takes them 4 years to fill it. Then they text me every five seconds for the next three days until I pick it up, threatening to throw it into the fires of Mordor if I forget.

[-] Chetzemoka@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Multiples of 3. Multiples of 5 is too large a jump on most systems. Multiples of 3 gives satisfying sound and visuals.

[-] Chetzemoka@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago

And then they blame it on the Democratic president, so...yes.

[-] Chetzemoka@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Pharma companies are basing pricing for these one-time-in-a-life-dose drugs on supply and demand principles. There will never be high demand for these drugs because the conditions are so rare. And only needing to be dosed once for a complete lifetime cure means that there is no recurrent payment happening the way you would have with a drug that needed to be dosed repeatedly over a lifetime.

You'll hear all the usual excuses about "muh R&D costs 😭😭" but the truth is they're pricing it this way because they can. Because somewhere in the bible of capitalism, this is the way things work.

(R&D costs are just an excuse for greed: https://www.treatmentactiongroup.org/resources/tagline/tagline-fall-2018/pharma-lies-people-die-myth-busting-fact-sheet-on-medicine-development-and-pricing/)

[-] Chetzemoka@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

It's illegal to ask you not to discuss wages in the United States. Violation of federal labor law.

[-] Chetzemoka@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

I mean, yes. People are stupid. That's why we have safety regulations. This court case is about a lack of safety regulations.

[-] Chetzemoka@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago

Homeopathic products contain zero dose of active ingredient, not even a microdose

[-] Chetzemoka@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago

Thank you for acknowledging that billionaires existing is a political problem. Glad we can agree

[-] Chetzemoka@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Right? This tweet screams, "Be just like me! Avoid therapy and slowly lose everything in your life including the last shred of your dignity."

[-] Chetzemoka@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The rising of the sea is astronomically slow, so there's a lot of denial about it. It's already a minor (maybe moderate?) problem here on the east coast of the US. Boston, NYC, and Miami are already seeing more flooding during storms than they saw historically.

But if there's someone who is willing to pay for a waterfront property despite the risk, then there will always be someone willing to sell it to them.

But here in Boston, we're finally starting to see new construction projects taking future sea level rise into account: https://www.baysideupdate.com/#:~:text=By%20raising%20the%20Project%20Site,and%20protect%20the%20surrounding%20neighborhood

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