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Healthcare doesn't do very much compared to not doing the unhealthy things in the first place, and being rich lets you buy a lot of unhealthy things.
by astrange 2y ago
Healthcare doesn't do very much compared to not doing the unhealthy things in the first place, and being rich lets you buy a lot of unhealthy things.
- woodrowbarlow 2y agoon the flipside -- avoiding unhealthy things, especially environmental health factors like carcinogens and microplastics, often requires a certain level of wealth.
- jjmarr 2y agoThe "wellness" industry is a way to scam rich people. You want to believe you can spend your money to opt out of environmental toxins by shopping at Erewhon. But you're still going to be exposed to all of this stuff unless you live in a hermetically sealed bubble and never leave. Or if you get rid of toxins in your area, an action which affects everyone. The hard truth is that pollution and environmental toxins affect everyone present in that environment. Taxes and government regulation are going to do far more for the wealthy than individual changes in shopping habits.
- fc417fc802 2y ago> Or if you get rid of toxins in your area Moving can often accomplish that depending on the selected location.
- noncoml 2y agoHealthcare can buy you regular screenings to catch problem much earlier on, when there is better chance to cure them