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"rather treat than cure" is falsified by the fact that if you have a cure, you corner the market, raking in cash and hurting your competitors' mere treatments.
by andygates 12y ago
"rather treat than cure" is falsified by the fact that if you have a cure, you corner the market, raking in cash and hurting your competitors' mere treatments.
..and that pharamceutical companies aren't run by complete monsters.
- ArtDev 12y agoIt is more profitable. That is why relatively little R&D money goes into finding cures or creating new type of antibiotics. Pharmaceutical companies have a long history of despicable behavior. "Pfizer Bribed Nigerian Officials in Fatal Drug Trial, Ex-Employee Claims" (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pfizer-bribed-nigerian-officials-in-fatal-drug-trial-ex-employee-claims/ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pfizer-bribed-nigerian-officials...)
- mikeash 12y agoI think your first point is much stronger. People organized into large groups can behave in completely monstrous ways even if none of the individuals are monsters. It just takes widespread application of "just doing my job". The individuals often don't even realize what they're helping to perform.