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The Opioid epidemic was caused by Physicians over prescribing them. Time to blame Facebook. (edit, /s) Medical workers have somehow positioned themselves to b

The Opioid epidemic was caused by Physicians over prescribing them. Time to blame Facebook. (edit, /s) Medical workers have somehow positioned themselves to be blameless. Yesterday my wife got a discount because she is a doctor. I laughed because her profession is constantly lobbying the government to restrict the supply and increase their income. Doctors don't need the discount, the customers of doctors do.

notfed 3y ago
For folks who think we should blame Facebook, what do you suggest we do next to stop kids from buying drugs on Facebook?
- gleenn 3y ago
  I think they are being facetious. It's relatively obvious Meta doesn't employ any large number of physicians. They're pointing out that the government is just making up whatever story they need to so they can violate everyones right to privacy.
  - notfed 3y ago
    Right. Edited :)
- littlestymaar 3y ago
  Stop facebook from selling ads space for illegal drugs on their platform, for instance! (Yes, because that's what we're talking about, not private individual using Facebook for communication).
- golergka 3y ago
  Legalize the drugs, so that the kids can safely buy much less harmful variations for much lower prices and the organized crime loses their revenue streams. Then, work on social reasons people use strong drugs and much more often, alcohol, in the first place.
qwerty456127 3y ago
I understand this and subjectively (never fact-checked this) tend to believe this is true. Meanwhile I'm aware about another problem, taking place at least in some countries (not sure how this is in the US): due to shortage of doctors, many of them are forced to work way more hours than a human can healthily sustain. Doctors, let alone nurses income also isn't that great everywhere, at least in some European countries it can be very humble. Low reward for extreme work contributes to shortage of people willing to go through the extreme challengingness of medical education. Do the doctors often have to work extended hours, also night and weekend shifts in the USA? If yes, how comes they don't mind lobbying for supply restriction? I've recently read people now have to win a lottery to get appointed to a dentist in a town or Krnov in Czechia because the queue is about five thousands people long and there are just two or three dentists. Meanwhile dental care somehow gets much more affordable and available the more you go east so people travel to Poland, Turkey and Russia and say the quality is equal or better. The general principle apparently applies to all sorts of medical professions: the more developed a country is the harder it is to get medical care.

notfed 3y ago

For folks who think we should blame Facebook, what do you suggest we do next to stop kids from buying drugs on Facebook?

gleenn 3y ago
I think they are being facetious. It's relatively obvious Meta doesn't employ any large number of physicians. They're pointing out that the government is just making up whatever story they need to so they can violate everyones right to privacy.
- notfed 3y ago
  Right. Edited :)
littlestymaar 3y ago
Stop facebook from selling ads space for illegal drugs on their platform, for instance! (Yes, because that's what we're talking about, not private individual using Facebook for communication).
golergka 3y ago
Legalize the drugs, so that the kids can safely buy much less harmful variations for much lower prices and the organized crime loses their revenue streams. Then, work on social reasons people use strong drugs and much more often, alcohol, in the first place.

qwerty456127 3y ago

I understand this and subjectively (never fact-checked this) tend to believe this is true. Meanwhile I'm aware about another problem, taking place at least in some countries (not sure how this is in the US): due to shortage of doctors, many of them are forced to work way more hours than a human can healthily sustain. Doctors, let alone nurses income also isn't that great everywhere, at least in some European countries it can be very humble. Low reward for extreme work contributes to shortage of people willing to go through the extreme challengingness of medical education. Do the doctors often have to work extended hours, also night and weekend shifts in the USA? If yes, how comes they don't mind lobbying for supply restriction? I've recently read people now have to win a lottery to get appointed to a dentist in a town or Krnov in Czechia because the queue is about five thousands people long and there are just two or three dentists. Meanwhile dental care somehow gets much more affordable and available the more you go east so people travel to Poland, Turkey and Russia and say the quality is equal or better. The general principle apparently applies to all sorts of medical professions: the more developed a country is the harder it is to get medical care.