That’s a strange straw man i see often. People say this but I’ve yet to meet a single person who trusts big pharma. Anywhere. Who exactly are you referring to?

That’s a strange straw man i see often. People say this but I’ve yet to meet a single person who trusts big pharma. Anywhere. Who exactly are you referring to? I think many of us trust that the system of trials set up with first world regulatory agencies is a whole lot better than the previous method of vetting drugs (I.e. the snake oil method of most of human history). When I take a drug, there’s a high (but not 100%) chance it is not unsafe and is effective, relative to what would exist without regulation. And that’s about it. But even that is merely trust in the regulators to do a better job on the whole than no regulators. It’s got little to do with trusting pharma cos. All I trust them to do is maximize profits like any other corp and I don’t think anyone else trusts them any more.