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Before rockets, people thought cannon would enable space travel (think Jules Vernes). And in medieval times, to prevent corruption by unscrupulous cannon builde
by DoctorOetker 7y ago
Before rockets, people thought cannon would enable space travel (think Jules Vernes). And in medieval times, to prevent corruption by unscrupulous cannon builders from building impressive but unreliable cannons (which tended to explode, just like rockets), the cannon builder had to sit on the cannon for the demonstration firing.
The GP's proposal, while a bit over the top, would actually at least change the coffee talk between doctors from flaunting their last acquisitions (boats, cars, ...) back to medicine... if it would ever be put into practice. Suddenly they would conjure myriads of verification systems to ensure for example that their employer or stock manager wasn't secretly recycling disposables and having them repackaged...
Edit: spelling correction, thank you
- wilg 7y agoI can think of lots of systems that would theoretically have a minor positive effect at great ethical and human cost. That is not helpful! Also, the way you're talking about seems super dismissive of these people, so it seems a lot more like a fancy way of saying you don't like or value doctors than a useful discussion. Also, you seem to know a lot about cannons but not how the word is spelled.
- DoctorOetker 7y agomy prejudice is not so much against doctors, but more against surgeons, FYI
- wilg 7y agoIt's good to admit that, thanks! I do think it's probably easier to come up with solutions in this space checking that bias more carefully.