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I really hope this is a troll. If not it at least showcases the attitude that’s wrong with much of the American medical system. > Without those standards, the

I really hope this is a troll. If not it at least showcases the attitude that’s wrong with much of the American medical system. > Without those standards, the profession would lose its weight, its dignity. If becoming a doctor were simply a matter of competence and compassion, we’d all be wearing name tags and making $60,000 a year. Ah yes, the American dignity of a fat paycheck based on gate keeping. > Let’s not pretend this work is trivial, either. Just last week I diagnosed a UTI, prescribed a $4 antibiotic, and quite literally saved someone’s life — that’s a bargain at $500. Let’s be fair, a nurse can do that too. Really ChatGPT probably could do that now. ChatGPT deserves a McLauren now! Actually Alexander Fleming, Howard Florey, and Ernst Chain deserve more credit for discovering and then mass producing the first antibiotic penicillin. Which btw they didn’t patent because they believed it should help people.

ninetyninenine 2y ago
That’s precisely why ChatGPT must be banned immediately and without exception. It’s not just about automation—it’s about preservation of the divine art of diagnosing strep throat with an air of sanctified superiority. You see, in America, we don’t just let anyone wield a stethoscope. No, we demand a decade of gladiatorial combat through organic chemistry, physics, and at least three near-death experiences in med school. Because how else can we be absolutely certain that someone’s IQ is sufficiently astronomical to distinguish between a cold and an alien parasite invasion? In some other countries, you can become a doctor without even crying during an MCAT. Without even seeing a benzene ring! How, pray tell, can you trust a person to perform heart surgery if they’ve never solved a Schrödinger equation while sleep-deprived? In America, we value Quality—capital Q, trademark pending. Misdiagnosis? Impossible. Our doctors are forged in the fires of molecular orbital theory and 700-page biochemistry textbooks. And yet… ChatGPT dares to show up, diagnose your flu, and not order a $12,000 MRI just for fun? It’s an affront to civilization itself. Give it a McLaren? Nay. Give it a muzzle.

ninetyninenine 2y ago

That’s precisely why ChatGPT must be banned immediately and without exception. It’s not just about automation—it’s about preservation of the divine art of diagnosing strep throat with an air of sanctified superiority. You see, in America, we don’t just let anyone wield a stethoscope. No, we demand a decade of gladiatorial combat through organic chemistry, physics, and at least three near-death experiences in med school. Because how else can we be absolutely certain that someone’s IQ is sufficiently astronomical to distinguish between a cold and an alien parasite invasion? In some other countries, you can become a doctor without even crying during an MCAT. Without even seeing a benzene ring! How, pray tell, can you trust a person to perform heart surgery if they’ve never solved a Schrödinger equation while sleep-deprived? In America, we value Quality—capital Q, trademark pending. Misdiagnosis? Impossible. Our doctors are forged in the fires of molecular orbital theory and 700-page biochemistry textbooks. And yet… ChatGPT dares to show up, diagnose your flu, and not order a $12,000 MRI just for fun? It’s an affront to civilization itself. Give it a McLaren? Nay. Give it a muzzle.