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by Shared404
1197 days ago
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Last time I went to the doctor, he charged me $300 to google symptoms on a computer. Would you be upset if someone were to ask you to help with their code and you needed to Google for documentation? It's not exactly the same thing, but it's a similar situation. I do tend to agree with you on the rest of your concerns, especially info being used that the patient has no way to verify - but that seems tangential at worst to the product in it's current state. |
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It's pretty close to the same thing. Programmers are paid for knowing how to program, not for memorizing APIs, system calls, etc. Being able to look up details is essential because it lightens the cognitive load, allowing deeper thought to be put into the real meat of the problem. No programmer can realistically memorize every technical detail they'll need to know.
It's the same with doctors. They're paid because they know the process of diagnosing illnesses, not for memorizing Gray's Anatomy and every pharmacopoeia. Being able to look stuff up is essential for the same reason it is for programmers.
Not to mention that medicine changes, and you want your doctor to have the latest information about whatever it is that ails you.