It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was Dead

Re:It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was ... by Ferret7446 on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @03:07AM (#45500197)

> doctors themselves want less competition

Which is entirely rational. A medical degree is expensive and doctors want a return on their investment. In that sense, doctors are very similar to real estate investors (and to a certain extent labor unions); they all want a return on investment (don't we all!) at the detriment of society. Because damn, competition kinda sucks compared to coasting along, especially as you get older.

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Re:It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was ... by ozim on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @03:36AM (#45500378)

There are countries where university education is free and there are exactly the same problems.

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Re:It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was ... by lordnacho on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @05:02AM (#45500913)

Doesn't really matter. Doctors spend a huge amount of time in education. There's a massive opportunity cost, and they want to be paid.

"If I'm going to study into my 30s I want a huge bag."

Understandable, though not necessarily defensible.

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Re:It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was ... by ozim on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @07:50AM (#45501994)

So it doesn't really matter because other occupations also have the same opportunity cost and want to be paid and are not getting top of the field salaries straight out of university but have to take shitty internships and maybe get decent pay past 30yo.

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Re:It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was ... by lordnacho on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @12:43PM (#45505456)

If people in those fields could use laws to limit competition, they would do so as well.

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