You're all over the place. "Side-effects are bad, m'kay." "I mean, advertising is bad, m'kay." "No, wait, medicine should be altruistic, m'kay." It sounds like you're just looking to bitch.
There is an inherent danger with any medicine, but fortunately, we have the FDA. It's certainly not perfect, but it's a hell of a lot better than just letting people walk around sick and dying because there is some risk in the medication needed to treat something.
Now, if you want to talk about corporate greed corrupting the prescription process or price gouging people who need life-saving medications, you'll have a point. Right now you're coming across as a senior citizen just looking for an excuse to complain about something.
There is an inherent danger with any medicine, but fortunately, we have the FDA. It's certainly not perfect, but it's a hell of a lot better than just letting people walk around sick and dying because there is some risk in the medication needed to treat something.
Now, if you want to talk about corporate greed corrupting the prescription process or price gouging people who need life-saving medications, you'll have a point. Right now you're coming across as a senior citizen just looking for an excuse to complain about something.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
