riskable

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[–] riskable@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

Now we need to figure out which AI did it.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 31 points 1 year ago

American men die of aneurism because they couldn't afford treatment to begin with!

[–] riskable@programming.dev 50 points 1 year ago (9 children)

The disconnect between public perception and personal humanity has been striking, with some commentary bordering on dehumanizing.

Yeah it's a lot easier to humanize someone who makes six figures than someone who makes seven. Why don't you start there?

Or maybe just make it so the CEO doesn't make 700x more than the lowest paid worker. You don't even have to reduce the CEO pay to do it! Just lift up those other people.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 95 points 1 year ago

What the insurance companies think of as "unnecessary care". Not what the doctors, nurses, or patients consider necessary.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hehe I have one. Most LEGO sets are like this... They don't sell them forever.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nothing says, "moral" quite like murdering people for what clothing they wear.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 57 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

Just 1k/month? Some of us have to pay more than that 😞

More like $1.5k/month (covers whole family though).

[–] riskable@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago

Just like poop, it can't happen.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

...and that came after The Slashdot Effect which was--as far as I know--the original "effect":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot_effect?wprov=sfla1

[–] riskable@programming.dev 248 points 1 year ago (18 children)

Upon further investigation, officers recovered a firearm on the man, as well as a suppressor, both consistent with the weapon used in the murder.

Ummm... That's awfully convenient. He just happened to have brought that exact gun with its suppressor to McDonald's. I'm skeptical.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 60 points 1 year ago

No: The behavior of the health insurance companies is what ignites anger. Maybe a better way to put it would be, "pours gasoline on to the fire."

[–] riskable@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a totally fair take but in this case he really can't do anything at all. It'd be like standing in front of a podium and declaring that the sun is black and then stepping away. Getting rid of birthright citizenship is one of those things where everyone has to agree to do it. Otherwise it's just an old man yelling at a cloud.

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