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Re:Corn Wars by rayiner on Tuesday August 18, 2015 @06:19PM (#10082594)
> Taking healthcare for example, the incentives of the buyers (patients) and sellers (doctors) are inherently conflicting, as the former seek health, while the latter benefit when the former are sick.

That's trivially true of almost every market. People want food but restaurants benefit when the former are hungry!

Re:Corn Wars by tomp on Tuesday August 18, 2015 @06:38PM (#10082678)
That's true. Which is why restaurants in tourist spots should be less trusted. But most other restaurants have enough returning customers, and the customers have enough knowledge about the product they're buying, that the feedback loop (good product -> more profit) is much more direct.
Re:Corn Wars by gress on Tuesday August 18, 2015 @09:54PM (#10083308)
That ignores the issue - being hungry is a basic need and it's ok that we keep getting hungry and meeting that need through restaurants.

People getting sick is not a basic need unless you are a healthcare company. That's why the incentives are conflicting.

Re:Corn Wars by rayiner on Tuesday August 18, 2015 @11:11PM (#10083509)
Getting hungry happens naturally, so does getting sick. Restaurants and healthcare companies are needed to address each need. The incentives are the same.
Re:Corn Wars by gress on Wednesday August 19, 2015 @12:33AM (#10083698)
Absolutely false.

Getting hungry again happens naturally regardless of the choice of food offered by a restaurant.

Whether you remain sick, are cured, or get sick again depends significantly on the choice of treatment offered. Healthcare companies have an incentive to choose treatments that don't cure you.