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They’re the only ones who would be able to afford it.
by therobots927 6mo ago
They’re the only ones who would be able to afford it.
- segh 6mo agoThis is an argument against all technological progress.
- therobots927 6mo agoNope. Just technological progress in the context of a neo-feudal system.
- tim333 6mo agoAt the moment it's not possible for anyone. If tech cracks it it would likely become affordable like most technology.
- therobots927 6mo agoIf we’re talking healthcare no, it doesn’t become affordable. None of the advanced medical tech is affordable.
- boxed 6mo agoYou just define "advanced" as not "affordable" and your statement can be true forever! Except of course, that's nonsense. mRNA vaccines are super advanced and available for a majority of humans. And tech drops in price if it's popular enough.
- therobots927 6mo agoWhat about insulin?
- boxed 6mo agoSo a few things: - Insulin isn't crazy expensive outside the broken US system - Let's assume it was, or some other medical advance was, so what? A few examples of something only very slowly going down in price doesn't change the fact that a lot of things DO go down in price or just exists at all due to basic science being done.