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powerful, this puts everything i do in pale comparison, this person's acts are really changing the world and directly saving lives. i also don't see him trying
by epynonymous 8y ago
powerful, this puts everything i do in pale comparison, this person's acts are really changing the world and directly saving lives. i also don't see him trying to profit on this, but instead he's trying to replicate this work in another 3rd world country.
this does put a massive black mark on the medical device industry and medical industry as a whole, trying to profit off what should be basic needs of hospitals. in general, companies making profits is only natural, and some of their research does require heavy research funding, but to the extent where their pricing may be killing off people is a little contradictory. i imagine the device costs have been subsidized by some governments of rich countries, but these standards cannot be applied to all countries. this is certainly a political issue, where are all the funds for bangledesh heading?
this also reminds me of the efforts going on at fourthievesvinegar.org we need more open source medicine and medical devices, this seems to be a lot more meaningful than creating enterprise software or social apps.