| > FWIW, I don't consider surgeons to be extortionists. Of course, that’s the point of the comparison. If I thought you thought surgeons were extortionists I wouldn’t have used the example because it wouldn’t have served to illustrate the point. > But this line of reasoning is off in the weeds, and I won't pursue it further. Indeed, that strayed completely away from the point. This has nothing to do with healthcare. > Many life-saving transplant patents are stuck in a wait list, for instance, and many die waiting. I know. I’ve made that point in a sibling comment hours before your post. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48259154 > Perhaps what it comes down to is that you have a pro-capitalist outlook Making assumptions about strangers on the internet tends to be embarrassing, and this is no exception. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38999857 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46854217 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46853865 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46564646 > and I have They Live sunglasses. https://xkcd.com/610/ |
I was going to say the same of you.
> https://xkcd.com/610/
Touché.