We have microplastics in our brains, pfas in our water, the lingering effects of lead gasoline working its way out, increased ability and willingness to diagnose mental disorders (contrast with the old “stick em in attic” approach), economic badnesses of assorted kind every few years and a cohort of society shaming individuals for needing help. Even if bad doctors were a significant cause, they at minimum aren’t alone.
There’s no shortage of internal and external, mental and physical potential causes that are worth addressing before a conspiracy/incompetence of medical professionals is getting to my radar. It’s way easier to blame individuals than realize the problem is way bigger than that. It’s a comforting lie because it lets you pretend that the solution is clear and doable, when reality is that it’s ambiguous on a good day and may not be possible to fix in our lifetimes.
Even if bad doctors were a significant cause, they at minimum aren’t alone.
Fallacy of relative privation.
It’s way easier to blame individuals than realize the problem is way bigger than that.
Agreed. It’s not a particular doctor. The current medical framework gives incentive to providing an easy, quick, cheap fix to what is often a complex problem.
It’s a comforting lie because it lets you pretend that the solution is clear and doable.
To be clear. I think RFKs solution is neither clear nor doable. I don’t think it even addresses the main cause of the problem.
Arguable. Your argument appears to assume that bad doctors (for lack of a faster term) are the dominant problem and my assertion is a reminder that there are many other, more likely candidates. Apologies if I put an assumption in your mouth.
The current medical framework gives incentive to providing an easy, quick, cheap fix to what is often a complex problem.
I feel like the sins of capitalism are tainting the idea of a standard doctor visit. I would hazard that most doctors just want to help their patients, but that’s rather philosophical and more or less unanswerable.
I think RFKs solution is neither clear nor doable. I don’t think it even addresses the main cause of the problem.
Fair enough, I misunderstood your stance. I personally think RFK doesn’t deserve any substantial defense, hence me getting argumentative. He’s an unqualified rich asshole in a position he shouldn’t be near and I was apparently in a “shout them down” kind of mood.
We have microplastics in our brains, pfas in our water, the lingering effects of lead gasoline working its way out, increased ability and willingness to diagnose mental disorders (contrast with the old “stick em in attic” approach), economic badnesses of assorted kind every few years and a cohort of society shaming individuals for needing help. Even if bad doctors were a significant cause, they at minimum aren’t alone.
There’s no shortage of internal and external, mental and physical potential causes that are worth addressing before a conspiracy/incompetence of medical professionals is getting to my radar. It’s way easier to blame individuals than realize the problem is way bigger than that. It’s a comforting lie because it lets you pretend that the solution is clear and doable, when reality is that it’s ambiguous on a good day and may not be possible to fix in our lifetimes.
Fallacy of relative privation.
Agreed. It’s not a particular doctor. The current medical framework gives incentive to providing an easy, quick, cheap fix to what is often a complex problem.
To be clear. I think RFKs solution is neither clear nor doable. I don’t think it even addresses the main cause of the problem.
Arguable. Your argument appears to assume that bad doctors (for lack of a faster term) are the dominant problem and my assertion is a reminder that there are many other, more likely candidates. Apologies if I put an assumption in your mouth.
I feel like the sins of capitalism are tainting the idea of a standard doctor visit. I would hazard that most doctors just want to help their patients, but that’s rather philosophical and more or less unanswerable.
Fair enough, I misunderstood your stance. I personally think RFK doesn’t deserve any substantial defense, hence me getting argumentative. He’s an unqualified rich asshole in a position he shouldn’t be near and I was apparently in a “shout them down” kind of mood.