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Re:A Swedish skier was basically frozen, but lived (2016) by mint2 on Sunday April 24, 2022 @12:24PM (#31145565)
The high cost difference part is remarkable but the “she’ll never pay it back” part seems to me like observing a mega millions lottery winner will never pay back the prize money with future ticket purchases. Isn’t that the whole point of the lottery or health insurance? Getting a benefit that society as a whole can afford but no reasonable individual can.
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Re:A Swedish skier was basically frozen, but lived (2016) by largbae on Sunday April 24, 2022 @12:42PM (#31145725)
This, and furthermore the scientific value of proving that this can be done has value too. Imagine trying to compensate someone to undergo this experiment willingly...
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Re:A Swedish skier was basically frozen, but lived (2016) by saalweachter on Sunday April 24, 2022 @09:46PM (#31150029)
It's amusing to realize that health insurance is a lottery that pays the unlucky.
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Re:A Swedish skier was basically frozen, but lived (2016) by ascar on Monday April 25, 2022 @08:25AM (#31153467)
Not just health insurance, effectively every insurance. Insurance is a safety against an unlikely but highly negative outcome afterall.
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