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  • We could have markets run the hospitals but heaven forbid people would consent to their economic interactions.

    “Hello! My mother is clutching her chest. She may be having a heart attack. Could you please email me an estimate for the treatment? I’m talking to two other car dealers, and I’ve read all the posts about the 4 square method online, I’m on to your tricks.”


  • overcast5348@lemmy.worldtoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldHow medical insurance works
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    1 month ago

    You do need some checks and balances because what’s to stop a hospital from profiting off the insurance companies by asking for a CT scan/whatever of every single patient just because they can.

    I suppose we could have the government run the hospitals too. But noooooo, that’s never going to work out because communism or something.

    Maybe we should try effective altruism and accelerationism instead? Let’s just hand over all our money to a few tech bros and then we can go beg them to pay for the scans. And if they don’t pay for it, surely someone will come up with a cheaper technology to do the same. Yes, that’ll definitely work.
















  • overcast5348@lemmy.worldtoScience Memes@mander.xyzBurning Up
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    Fahrenheit: let’s use “really cold weather” as zero and really hot weather as 100.

    I don’t really have a horse in this race but this logic doesn’t seem legit to me.

    How is -17°C really cold weather AND 37°C really hot weather?

    One is actively trying to kill you if weren’t already dead by the time the weather got that bad. The other just makes your nuts stick to your thighs – if you’re in a humid place.

    I’d agree with the logic if 100F was equal to something like 65°C. 🤷‍♂️