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And that's essentially what has happened. We are sicker than ever because we have easy cures. The problem is that modern medicine works on the symptoms, not on
by ibz 4y ago
And that's essentially what has happened. We are sicker than ever because we have easy cures. The problem is that modern medicine works on the symptoms, not on root causes. So the more we "cure" symptoms, the more sick we become, overall.
- brazzy 4y agoThat's a lovely bunch of non sequiturs you got there. Most primarily we're more sick than ever because of two things that have absolutely nothing to do with "curing symptoms": * We're so good at curing diseases and conditions that used to be fatal that people get a lot older than they used to, and old people get sick far more often. * Automation and increased productivity make a sedentary lifestyle possible and even incentivize it.
- dgroshev 4y agoThis is very, very much not true. Do vaccines or antibiotics "work on symptoms"? Do knee replacements "work on symptoms" of our bodies being unable to regenerate cartilage? The only superficial "work on symptoms" treatments I can think of are palliative cancer care or cosmetic treatments like fillers.
- TremendousJudge 4y agoI overall agree with you, but a much bigger counterexample would be the widespread availability of painkillers
- BurningFrog 4y agoBy what specific measure are we sicker than ever? Show your work.
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- unethical_ban 4y agoThe problem is that modern medicine works, so people are alive rather than dead.