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This just goes to show how people are. They don’t want others to benefit if they don’t also benefit. They would rather more people get sick and die than someone

by ls612 6y ago

This just goes to show how people are. They don’t want others to benefit if they don’t also benefit. They would rather more people get sick and die than someone get a shot before their turn. So much about politics can he explained by looking at people this way.

btilly 6y ago
There is a Russian story about a farmer without a cow who lived next to a farmer with a cow. He fumed about the unfairness of it, but no matter what he did he couldn't scrape up the resources to get a cow of his own. So he prayed about it, and God offered him a wish. Did he want a cow of his own? "No," he said, "I want you to kill my neighbor's cow!"
hpkuarg 6y ago
A lot of people have a zero-sum mindset about everything.
- robin21 6y ago
  This situation however is more of a small benefit to health for a massive loss in reputation for seemingly allowing corruption.
robin21 6y ago
That is short-term thinking. What happens if this is left to slide. Someone hears about it and then you have more open vials that needed to be used late at night - “my family was the only ones awake so I gave it to them”. Bribes could be paid too. It only seems like one dose here but that’s how corruption always begins and then one day you become Russia. It underlines a large ideological difference in politics that exists...let’s help people in front of us here and now...vs let’s do things that will maximize benefits on the long run and reduce risk of negative consequences. A wasted vial here and there is nothing compares to thousands wasted via corruption.
- CivBase 6y ago
  > What happens if this is left to slide. Then we'd have fewer vaccines expire before they can be used. This wasn't a problem because a doctor vaccinated people out of order. This was a problem because the hospital failed to find recipients for the vaccines they had. If you're going to make an example of someone, make an example of the hospital.

by ls612 6y ago

btilly 6y ago

There is a Russian story about a farmer without a cow who lived next to a farmer with a cow. He fumed about the unfairness of it, but no matter what he did he couldn't scrape up the resources to get a cow of his own. So he prayed about it, and God offered him a wish. Did he want a cow of his own? "No," he said, "I want you to kill my neighbor's cow!"

hpkuarg 6y ago

A lot of people have a zero-sum mindset about everything.

robin21 6y ago
This situation however is more of a small benefit to health for a massive loss in reputation for seemingly allowing corruption.

robin21 6y ago

That is short-term thinking. What happens if this is left to slide. Someone hears about it and then you have more open vials that needed to be used late at night - “my family was the only ones awake so I gave it to them”. Bribes could be paid too. It only seems like one dose here but that’s how corruption always begins and then one day you become Russia. It underlines a large ideological difference in politics that exists...let’s help people in front of us here and now...vs let’s do things that will maximize benefits on the long run and reduce risk of negative consequences. A wasted vial here and there is nothing compares to thousands wasted via corruption.

CivBase 6y ago
> What happens if this is left to slide. Then we'd have fewer vaccines expire before they can be used. This wasn't a problem because a doctor vaccinated people out of order. This was a problem because the hospital failed to find recipients for the vaccines they had. If you're going to make an example of someone, make an example of the hospital.