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So medical science could figure out the health consequence of all your dietary and recreational decisions with amazing granularity, and your take is this is a n
by unishark 5y ago
So medical science could figure out the health consequence of all your dietary and recreational decisions with amazing granularity, and your take is this is a negative thing because of the possibility of higher insurance rates?
- JohnWhigham 5y agoYes? Are you not aware of how money-hungry these insurance companies are, and how you have to fight them tooth-and-nail to get some things covered?
- missedthecue 5y agoIf you live an unhealthy lifestyle, it's easy to imagine how a fairer deal might cost you more money.
- kelnos 5y agoI'm fine with medical science having this data -- assuming there is a way to ensure they're using it ethically -- but insurers? Hell no.
- unishark 5y agoNo one here is proposing we give this data to insurers. The poster I responded to is proposing we deny medical science this data, and that we remain remain sicker and more ignorant about health, because otherwise the discoveries medical science makes might get used by insurers who somehow gain access to our purchasing data later (another thing no one here is proposing they be given).