Commercialization is the opposite of the problem though I think - truly commoditized medicine (e.g. no prescription power) would be great.
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Insurance for ordinary "medical care" further de-marketizes and sacralizes it, rendering it an awful rite instead of a helpful service.
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All this applies to our other sacred institution, education, too - credentialism, unpleasantness, subsidies distorting the market.
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I wonder what percentage of education and medicine, respectively, people would actually pay for in an unregulated, desacralized market.
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@sarahdoingthing Dentistry might provide a clue. And veterinary medicine. The cult of education is utterly bewildering to me.1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
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@NineBandedBooks I know, at least medicine has SOME benefit sometimes...
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