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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
49d ago“Was Marty Makary justified in resigning as FDA chief amid unfinished agency agenda?”
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Yes, but i think the current trends are more concerning-people suffering incredibly who are ready to go but stay on life support or lonely old folks home type situations for years, draining the money they were hoping to leave to their children, etc; im not even saying it’s some... I think this argument misses the current cultural context which is wildly afraid and avoidant of death. At least in the USA. The legal system doesn’t just reflect this, it keeps it in place, and keeps us from even looking at quality of life over quantity, and stuff like that.... A powerful modern archetype for this is the first Black Panther Marvel movie, where Spoilers below—don’t keep reading if you don’t want the movie spoiled: Killmonger the villain is truly a villain whose methods of achieving his goals are deplorable (giving guns and weapons to... - annabeth...
I gave this whole convo to ChatGPT and asked for a perspective that synthesizes all of it. Here’s what I got: Integrative Perspective An integrally informed perspective would consider the multiple dimensions (or quadrants) involved in this debate, as suggested by Ken Wilber’s... - gayle...
The price of my favorite ice cream has nearly doubled. I like the idea of inclusiveness but don't see how making it harder for people to get medicaid is going to do that. And it is already too hard for people to qualify if you ask me.... What is the US healthcare system actually optimizing for?: Market defenders
The innovation trade The US produced 55 percent of all new molecular entities approved worldwide between 2011 and 2020. More than half. The next closest country was Switzerland at 8 percent.... Thanks, never knew this. I also laughed out loud at “socialist wet dream” what do you think makes this possible on military bases? Some things that come to mind are plenty of funding, strict hierarchy, military command and control culture, and size limits....