These kinds of takes have legs because the capitalist parasite class really does value profit a lot more than your life or mine. When a drug company finds a cure for blindness and decides to charge almost a million dollars for it, you can't really argue that they have your best interest in mind, or even a shred of human decency. That said, the take posted is not how it really works. If they discovered a drug that cured asthma in 3 days they'd patent it and sell it for a million dollars. They've already done it for other ailments. No one can argue they wouldn't.
(and btw, just disable JS to kill the paywall on that link)
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tuff_wizard@aussie.zone · 39 pts · 196d
I also found this guy who says the same thing! That makes it double true?
Liuone@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 196d
Nope two truths is a negative we need one more guy.
StellarExtract@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 196d
I worked at Pfizer for 17 years.
We didn't discover drugs - we discovered markets.
If a drug cured asthma in 3 days - we'd kill it.
Chronic disease.
is where the money is.
Cures are bad for business.
thermal_shock@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 195d
--StellarExtract
APPROVED!
Jumbie@lemmy.zip · 21 pts · 196d
My dad worked at Nintendo for a billion years. He said Nintendo is the one that has all of Xbox’ good games.
sundray@lemmus.org · 0 pts · 196d
So gatcha mechanics would be like "chronic gaming" eh?
danekrae@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 196d
Who said that?
Chronographs@lemmy.zip · 16 pts · 196d
John Pfizer duh
nocklobster@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 196d
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 196d
do you want less people listening to doctors , and turning anti vaxx? Because that's how you do it.
Pharmaceutical companies are not great, but they are still making necessary medicine.
thermal_shock@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 195d
Well if you're unvaxed and spreading diseases, more patients, more medical money!! Can't go wrong with that!
SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip · 11 pts · 196d
So if this person no longer works for Pfizer, spill the beans! Tell us about all of the cures that it killed.
gustofwind@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 196d
-Kurt Gödel
CromulantCrow@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 196d
These kinds of takes have legs because the capitalist parasite class really does value profit a lot more than your life or mine. When a drug company finds a cure for blindness and decides to charge almost a million dollars for it, you can't really argue that they have your best interest in mind, or even a shred of human decency. That said, the take posted is not how it really works. If they discovered a drug that cured asthma in 3 days they'd patent it and sell it for a million dollars. They've already done it for other ailments. No one can argue they wouldn't.
(and btw, just disable JS to kill the paywall on that link)
nroth@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 195d
Part of why it's this way is the expense of getting anything approved! I blame our bureaucracy as much as I blame those types
Kaz@lemmy.org · 2 pts · 195d
That's what stops a lot of bullshit entering the market.
You're oblivious to blame regulations on this.
ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 195d
And digital cameras are bad for the film business. If you don’t invent it someone else will.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 196d
Idiot