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Looks like they are selling GLP-1 prescriptions online, with online consultations. This is borderline illegal.
by amelius 7mo ago
Looks like they are selling GLP-1 prescriptions online, with online consultations.
This is borderline illegal.
- an0malous 7mo agoSeems like that’s basically what entrepreneurship is now
- netsharc 7mo agoIsn't it capitalism? Adobe fucks you, Microsoft will "upgrade" your Office^W Copilot 365 license to 25-seats(1) if you don't notice, Tesla promises self-driving but drives you into the back of the trucks (what, you didn't read the disclaimer?), even the "leader of the free world" is now a crypto-huckster selling you bibles with his name on it... and is killing civilians in the Middle East and making profit by saying "Oh I'll stop soon!". (1) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47474827 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47474827
- neom 7mo agoNot capitalism in the way many of us capitalists think it should be practiced. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Theory_of_Moral_Sentiments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Theory_of_Moral_Sentiments
- dudefeliciano 7mo agoIsn't this the same no true scotsman argument as "true communism, as Marx envisioned, has never been put to practice"?
- neom 7mo agoAbsolutely.
- azan_ 7mo agoThe beauty of capitalism is that you can just not use Adobe, Microsoft or drive Tesla. Blaming Trump on capitalism is also quite a stretch.
- netsharc 7mo agoSo the beauty of capitalism is billion dollar companies are free to try to scam you, because you're also free to avoid them? Maybe I should just stand on the street and be a 3-card-monty...
- sharemywin 7mo agoat least the 3-card Monty guy is dealing with you one on one. These companies hire lobbyist to make the illegal, immoral sh*t legal. Easy to keep winning the game when you write the rules.
- jimbokun 7mo agoEliminating capitalism will not eliminate people trying to scam you or take advantage of you.
- allanmacgregor 7mo ago[flagged]
- nemomarx 7mo agoThe in person businesses selling them don't do much more thorough consultations in my experience, although at least they try to track your muscle mass and be sure you're not losing too much there. The whole business model probably just comes down to high demand over supply and traditional primary care doctors not being ready to keep up with prescribing it, though? It's a temporary gap being filled in. I wonder how long it can last.
- johnbarron 7mo agoIt seems Nowadays for new businesses, lawsuits, maybe even a stint in prison with a 1 million presidential pardon at the end, is all incorporated into a business cost line, in a VC investment funds planning... They were already warned by the FDA: https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/medvi-llc-dba-medvi-721455-02202026 https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-c...
- BoredPositron 7mo agoIt has become a bit of a pest in Germany since weed was legalized. Every other method of distribution is either inconvenient, like growing it yourself, or borderline difficult to establish, like the social clubs. Now, you just pay 10 euros, fill out an online form, and receive a prescription. I’m not against legalization, quite the opposite but these empty promises that weed is a "cure" for anxiety, depression, and other mental illnesses are dangerous. Advertising it this way without a proper medical examination or proper follow ups is wrong. People are going to get hurt because of it and like this fellow here they started to do other drugs like GLP-1, Viagra and ofc peptides as well.
- fragmede 7mo agoNo, it sounds like you're against legalization.
- BoredPositron 7mo agoHow so?
- fragmede 7mo agoThey legalized it, but not the "right" way, according to you.
- BoredPositron 7mo agoThe best way to legalize it would be through licensed vendors. We shouldn’t force people who just want to smoke to jump through hoops or fake an illness. This kind of approach is exactly how you end up with messy laws like in the US, where everything relies on precedent instead of being clearly written into the code. When laws aren't solid, they can be overturned by simply adding an addendum to a medical distribution law and make it unobtainable again rather than repealing the legalization itself. It is the classic conservative playbook (btw we see the CDU pushing for exactly this) and it is definitely not something that should be encouraged. So yes it's definitely not the "right" way.
- hermannj314 7mo agoThis was the same criticism levied against AirBnB, Uber, cryptocurrency, prediction markets, sports betting apps, etc. The border of legal and illegal is a good place to make money and change.
- suddenlybananas 7mo agoYes doing illegal things and getting away with it is a great way to make money.
- hermannj314 7mo agoSome laws represent moral truths and some laws represent the attempt of a prior generation's upper class to protect that wealth. The willingess to break a bad law is a sign of a good person.
- fragmede 7mo agoJust because a law is bad doesn't mean breaking it is a good thing. The laws against gambling are bad, but that's because they're too loose, not because they're too strict. Breaking those laws to gamble doesn't make gambling a good thing.
- suddenlybananas 7mo agoYeah illegally running a cab is basically the same thing as being Rosa Parks.
- hermannj314 7mo agoCorrect. While ride-sharing services aren't perfect, they have significantly reduced rates of service refusals and long-wait times based on race.
- amelius 7mo agoBy that argument, start a company selling fentanyl because there will be demand for it? Sorry, but your implied argument is flawed.
- anonu 7mo agoSo it's legal?
- amelius 7mo agoA lot of shitty behavior is legal. That doesn't mean that we should accept it if it happens. Decency exists for a reason.