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Re:Things to know if you get cancer in 2026 by tripleee on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @06:12PM (#50096171)
sure to ruffle some feathers with this comment but from my eyes this is just American culture and I see similar things play out everywhere.

It's a very extreme form of individualism in combination with capitalism. Then we have the worship of corporations

The best way to operate under that is how you should expect everyone else to: strongly advocate for yourself, because even hospitals in cases like this will be looking after themselves first

Re:Things to know if you get cancer in 2026 by rootusrootus on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @06:24PM (#50096313)
> sure to ruffle some feathers with this comment but from my eyes this is just American culture and I see similar things play out everywhere.

It'll ruffle some feathers because it is a gross generalization that does not fit what most of us experience. Confirmation bias is really a thing.