< Where the fuck is this absolute delusion that "big pharma just gives pills!!1!" coming from? The way this is phrased is a little rude, but hey it's the inter

< Where the fuck is this absolute delusion that "big pharma just gives pills!!1!" coming from? The way this is phrased is a little rude, but hey it's the internet. I'm actually curious where this idea comes from as well. I hear it all the time, but have never experienced anything close to it in all of my years on the planet. Is it some kind of political trope? Something that used to be true that older people haven't realized changed a long time ago? Does it come from 70's sitcoms? It's certainly never happened to me with any of the doctors I've ever seen, met, or worked with, and I have decades of experience in healthcare adjacent fields. All of the doctors I've known actually really cared about their patients and would often complain that the patient just wanted pills and weren't more compliant when it came to things like diet, exercise, and quitting their vices.