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This is a real problem for people dependent on medicine. My wife needs specific immuno-depressants to keep her alive (or at least not drastically decrease her
by BrandoElFollito 5y ago
This is a real problem for people dependent on medicine.
My wife needs specific immuno-depressants to keep her alive (or at least not drastically decrease her health) and since we live in France it is not a problem.
When COVID hit I had real concerns about the manufacturing keeping up, but also about other mechanical devices she needs. These were at risk because they are manufactured in a normal factory (non-critical state infrastructure kind). Everything was fine but these are the moments you realize how reliant one is on technology, supply chain etc.
- cwkoss 5y agoHow cool would it be if you could keep something like a sourdough starter (maybe a shelf with a half dozen jars that need tending 1-2 times a week) that would continuously produce the medications people need to live in their own homes. It would almost certainly be more of a hassle than getting it from a pharmacy, and purification is probably a tricky step, but I think we're just a decade or two from this potentially becoming a reality. Would be incredibly egalitarian and empowering to individuals.
- BrandoElFollito 5y agoI had the same thought in 1989 following Fleischmann and Pons' "discovery" of cold fusion. I dreamed of football-size reactor everyone could have at home and be done with electricity dependence.
- path411 5y agoMore than just electrical dependency. The output vs size/weight would be a very big revolution in engineering.