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My major problem is that there's a lot of easy money to be made with FUD. I was going to write more, but most of it is implied in that statement, so I'll just s
by lmkg 17y ago
My major problem is that there's a lot of easy money to be made with FUD. I was going to write more, but most of it is implied in that statement, so I'll just say it again: there's a lot of easy money to be made with FUD.
There are some second-order effects as well, some good, some bad. On the bad side, larger demand for tests means more waiting for everybody. On the good side, more pressure on the testing industry could lead to better techniques as well as more consumer awareness about medical testing. However the limit case still seems to be "less bad" and not actually "better than current conditions."
- jerf 17y ago"On the bad side, larger demand for tests means more waiting for everybody." Absolutely false. Larger sustained demand for testing means the supply will be grown by market forces. Larger sustained demand could under some circumstances actually cut waiting for everybody if it meant being able to grow the supply past a useful economy-of-scale boundary. The market is not a static entity. (At least until the government comes in and makes it a static entity, which I hear they're getting pretty close to. So, buck up! Soon you'll be right!)