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> The pharma industry will enable addicts because it wants money. This is a little over-simplistic. The "pharma industry" is not a monolith, and is made up in
by epgui 4y ago
> The pharma industry will enable addicts because it wants money.
This is a little over-simplistic. The "pharma industry" is not a monolith, and is made up in large part by academics who love spending their time thinking about how to make the world better, and by doctors who have no conflict of interest, etc etc.
- 2devnull 4y agoIt is an industry. It must therefore be optimized to maximize shareholder value, roi, revenue, etc… Gambling can be fun, and nothing wrong with casinos, but in the long run they are optimized for one thing. A casino that is not optimized for profit will disappear. Same is true for the healthcare industry. If a corporation is not optimized to make money they disappear. I think it’s valuable from a financial perspective to avoid casinos. I think it’s valuable from a health perspective to avoid drugs, to the extent possible. But, yes, casinos can be fun, and you can even profit from them if you play your cards right.