[pembrook]

Ugh I wish this braindead populist 'private equity boogieman' meme that's taken ahold of reddit-types would die.

No, private equity is not the reason healthcare costs in the US are out of control, you can even ask chatgpt.

PE is a 3rd tier mild symptom in certain niche health markets that sits downstream of all the structural root issues created due to the twisted public/private incentive misalignment nightmare of US healthcare.

[Eisenstein]

People would have an opportunity to change their stance if you explain why they should hold a different one with evidence and persuasion. Berating them and then saying they are wrong without explaining why is not going to change anyone's mind.

[pembrook]

I used to do that when HN was a more rational, thinking-man's place years ago.

It's been poisoned by the hysterical climate of US politics like everything else on the internet, so there are no thinking men left.

It's a lost cause. If I were to explain the situation rationally I would get downvoted for not cheering on the shooting of CEOs.

Upvote communities are all dead and dying. There are no more interesting conversations happening in them anymore.