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There was a company that came up with smart pill tech that had ingestible sensor that would send a text to the medical provider. It went bankrupt. https://www.

There was a company that came up with smart pill tech that had ingestible sensor that would send a text to the medical provider. It went bankrupt. https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/from-billions-to-bankruptcy-proteus-digital-health-fell-short-its-promise-here-s-what-other https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/from-billions-to-bankr... We have all the technology in the world to make humanity live better. But the people who control it get to decide if it’s profitable enough. But really, the solution is more research into anti-ageing science. Not how to maintain the ill and the aged until they die. I encourage all young people in geriatric healthcare to wear ageing simulation suits to understand the problem first hand to come up with better solutions. It’s less than 3k and can also be rented.

zo1 4y ago
This ignores our role in the matter (through government), instead blaming some evil non-descript entity (the people who "control" it and make "profit"). The people you rail against didn't decide the "profit" wasn't enough, there probably wasn't any profit in it at all at a price point people were willing to pay (if they were willing at all to ingest a sensor). Which implies that the only way to make it available to people is to subsidize it collectively, or give it away through charity, so why didn't we make it available for people?
- jelliclesfarm 4y ago
  I wasn’t ‘railing’ against anyone. I understand profit. Please reconsider your comment if you would like me to engage in any meaningful exchange with you.