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True, but I'm not interested in hearing the opinion of companies in that conversation. When I and my loved ones are reaching end of life, what decisions we make

True, but I'm not interested in hearing the opinion of companies in that conversation. When I and my loved ones are reaching end of life, what decisions we make should be a conversation between me, my loved ones, and my doctor. Whether it's humane to pursue life-extension should be a part of that conversation, sure, but I trust my doctor to present that viewpoint: people who profit from that viewpoint and don't know anything else about the situation (such as Medicare Advantage providers) are welcome to fuck right off. The reason our society keeps lurching from unthinking outrage to unthinking outrage is that people like you who can't be arsed to read an article and respond on topic keep proposing outrageous changes to our society. If you don't like unthinking outrage, maybe be more thoughtful and stop saying outrageous things.

jmugan 4y ago
I agree that medical care should be run by the state. I would prefer that to our current system. I don't think its worth us talking any more since we don't seem to be learning from each other.
- kerkeslager 4y ago
  > I agree that medical care should be run by the state. ...which is largely irrelevant, because the state should also not be involved in the conversation about whether pursuing life-extending care is humane. > I don't think its worth us talking any more since we don't seem to be learning from each other. Nobody involved in internet disagreements learns from each other typically. I approach internet disagreements with the idea that non-participants reading the disagreement can learn from it. That is, outrageous viewpoints like yours should not go unchallenged because that normalizes them. If you want to stop representing your viewpoint to readers, you're welcome to, but you can drop the smug superiority about it. If you want conversations to learn and educate, you might start by reading the articles you're responding to.

jmugan 4y ago

I agree that medical care should be run by the state. I would prefer that to our current system. I don't think its worth us talking any more since we don't seem to be learning from each other.

kerkeslager 4y ago
> I agree that medical care should be run by the state. ...which is largely irrelevant, because the state should also not be involved in the conversation about whether pursuing life-extending care is humane. > I don't think its worth us talking any more since we don't seem to be learning from each other. Nobody involved in internet disagreements learns from each other typically. I approach internet disagreements with the idea that non-participants reading the disagreement can learn from it. That is, outrageous viewpoints like yours should not go unchallenged because that normalizes them. If you want to stop representing your viewpoint to readers, you're welcome to, but you can drop the smug superiority about it. If you want conversations to learn and educate, you might start by reading the articles you're responding to.