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I would argue it’s only cowboys participating because the FDA has effectively told everybody the only way to play by the rules is by spending large sums of time
by janderson215 2y ago
I would argue it’s only cowboys participating because the FDA has effectively told everybody the only way to play by the rules is by spending large sums of time and money which gate-keeps new entrants and stifles progress and contribution to the sum of human knowledge.
The bar can be lowered without allowing snake oil and holding snake oil salesman accountable, granted this is much harder to do when people travel internationally. At that point, the consumer owns the risk they are taking, regardless of how precarious the situation is.
This is an over-regulated industry that has been captured by existing entities who would rather pay the exorbitant fees for incredible returns than allow new entrants to the market.
- Nursie 2y agoThat's really orthoganal to the question of "are stem cell clinics in Mexico a scam?" Is there too much regulation in medicine? Could be. There's certainly regulatory capture evident in many parts of many economies.
- janderson215 2y agoYou say orthogonal, I say it makes the question moot by solving the issue upstream from the “need” for suspicious and unregulated medical treatments.
- Nursie 2y agoI don't think it would - if the treatment has both been hyped in the press as a potential panacea, and yet is not at a stage of development where any honest practitioner would offer it, there is still a gap where the cowboys will jump in and sell to the desperate.