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> Here we have a product which materially improves peoples lives and health Assumes facts not in evidence, I'm afraid. Seriously, people who have been working
by ska 6y ago
> Here we have a product which materially improves peoples lives and health
Assumes facts not in evidence, I'm afraid.
Seriously, people who have been working on evidence based medicine for decades at this point have been struggling with the fact that what he describes as easy "slurp up a bunch of trials data, do the analysis" is actually pretty hard to get right, for a bunch of reasons.
- ddevault 6y agoMaybe it wouldn't have worked, but saying so much is also an exercise in speculation. It was well-received by doctors and patients, there was interest in exploring it further, and even though it may not have panned out - we will never know for sure, because of broken capitalist incentives.
- ska 6y ago> which materially improves peoples lives and health Agreed, saying this is an exercise in speculation. Apologies I could have been clearer. I'm not saying it was a bad idea or couldn't have worked, just that this had not been demonstrated - and it's a big stretch to assume it would.
- ddevault 6y agoI don't know if it's a stretch, but I agree it's a presumption. It's not material to my point, in any case.