[version_five]

  they hired a new staff of administrators to wield the real power. These administrators had never done research themselves, had no particular interest in research, and their entire career track had been created ex nihilo to make sure nobody got sued.

This is not limited to drug approvals, and is imo on it's way to destroying society. Everything we do it governed by safety obsessed technocrats with no understanding of human priorities, only of minimizing liability. There needs to be a return to some sensible balance.

[derbOac]

Really in many cases it's been co-opted for special interests for the sake of rent seeking. It's just layers of problems at this point.