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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

you know what has been really funny all my life. laughing at the rich people in the hospital.

oh wait, i'm not that much of a dick. money doesn't keep them from being sick, strangely enough.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Money does buy access to a lot better treatments, though.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

sometimes yes sometimes no. sometimes they throw amazing treatments at you for free if you are willing to be in a trial and money can't get you into those. trust me, i have tried to bribe my way into a few with money i didn't have, and once the best connections in the world couldn't get me in