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> It's not that black and white The reason I wrote anything was that your original comment sounded very black and white to me. I think we tend to overlook how
by staunton 3y ago
> It's not that black and white
The reason I wrote anything was that your original comment sounded very black and white to me.
I think we tend to overlook how much things improve in the long term. Knowing that they do hints at potential to do better still and should encourage us to take action and improve the situation.
Pointing out the current problems is necessary for that to happen. However, your comment came across as denying that healthcare can be improved, or at least that improvements can benefit patients. This is obviously false and I'm sure you didn't mean to claim it, so it's great we're able to add a bit more nuance.
- LegibleCrimson 3y agoFair enough, and I appreciate the extra perspective. I wouldn't deny that many of these things have improved. Very little actually gets worse in a literal sense (environmental issues and other negative externalities aside, though they are very relevant as well). The concern is that they tend to get marginally better when they should by all means be getting significantly better, because the lion's share of the benefits feed the ever-widening wealth gap.