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Re:Private equity firms acquired more than 500 autism center... by aristofun on Sunday January 11, 2026 @08:40AM (#46575672)
That sounds to me then that the problem is not only that PE are incentivized only by profits.

But also by the system that disconnects end user’s satisfaction (families with kids on spectrum in this case) from the profit.

In other words if users of those centers were part of the profit equation - PE would not be a problem at all. Am I right?

If so then the real evil are people who created and support such a system I guess.

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Re:Private equity firms acquired more than 500 autism center... by slumberlust on Sunday January 11, 2026 @12:24PM (#46577607)
In the US, we often don't have options (by design). Be it ISP, grocery, electric, healthcare, etc. Many times the option is just two of the same type of monolith.
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