Cavities were cured in 1985, and no one knows it yet

Re:Cavities were cured in 1985, and no one knows it yet by ysavir on Sunday September 24, 2023 @04:38PM (#37636938)

If your friends are looking for feedback, you can pass on that at least one person on the internet finds it in very bad taste for them to describe the delay in treatment as a "civilizational embarrassment" while planning to charge $20k for a dose. The pricing point seems equally a civilizational embarassment to me.

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Re:Cavities were cured in 1985, and no one knows it yet by corethree on Sunday September 24, 2023 @09:58PM (#37638921)

Not just embarrassing. A disgusting example of the worst parts of humanity.

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Re:Cavities were cured in 1985, and no one knows it yet by dimava on Monday September 25, 2023 @11:59AM (#37646013)

I can easily imagine someone who don't brush their teeth ever to spend like $1000 a year for cavity repairs (because, well, I did).

So I guess $20k is near to the market price you could expect people to pay for a lifetime (with refills and no cavities guarantee) for this product.

If $20k it too much for you, just wait for cheaper generics.

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Re:Cavities were cured in 1985, and no one knows it yet by zestyping on Monday September 25, 2023 @06:43PM (#37651749)

That's not the point — the critique (as I understand it) is about the way in which it's presented.

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Re:Cavities were cured in 1985, and no one knows it yet by KETpXDDzR on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @09:58PM (#37668840)

Capitalism at its finest. A civilization should be measured at how it treats the poorest. By selling such an incredible cure (if it's really working) for thousands of dollars makes it impossible for the low-income class to purchase.

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