The Modern Day "Medicine Men" Suck at Their Duty

[SpunkySkunk347]

Doctors and psychiatrists that is.
Entirely incapable of problem solving, and only a rudimentary understanding of pharmacology.

Don't know whether or not to prescribe a patient benzos for panic attacks? Fools! Prescribe them 5 or 10 measily little pills a month strictly for halting panic attacks - so that way even if they do abuse them they're not going to get addicted.
Why does the medical industry insist on prescribing you a daily dose of medications like benzodiazepines?

And quit prescribing kids things like SSRIs and DA antagonists you twats!

The situation is rank with foul play to me.. get people addicted so they have to keep coming back and keep paying for more doctor visists and prescriptions. To think that there was actually a board meeting in some pharmaceutical company where people openly agreed "if patients ailments are alleviated, then they won't need us anymore.. we need to keep them sick" is disgusting and terrifying.
"The spiders are all in tune" now..

For any dilemma there are always many paths for us to take, some better than others, but the one that's beneficial to the big players is always what's chosen.. and then they try to convince us that it was the only path all along. Strictly economically speaking, when everyone tries to take a 'little extra', it adds up, and the result, collectively, is a society where every available path for an individual is nothing but a scam designed to keep them at the bottom.

The business world ought to view their customers as partners -- what's good for the customer is good for the business. This leads to a better quality of life for the individual. Honor and compassion are what truly motivates a person - not personal gain. Everything the business world has accomplished so far could have been done in 1/10th the time if people felt truly motivated like they were all in it together with each other, and this would lead to a better future for the entire human race.
It's ultimately a philosophical question, because where the future of our species ends up is in our own hands, but we better make every decision carefully and with posterity in mind.

If men of business are men of business at heart and can't be anything else, that's fine isn't it? There's nothing wrong with making money and being a little competitive out of sportsmanship, is there? Unless your business is directly harming other people. Are there people out there who just want to hurt people at heart? Archetypal vampires? I think there might be. But they're not truly evil at heart, but by circumstance, don't you think?

 

[alasdairm]

so, in summary "all doctors suck"?

can you let me know if this is yet another of your drug-fueled rants that you'll walk back later or a considered post deserving of consideration?



alasdair

 

[ebola?]

I noticed that you posted something very similar in your thread about schools in Education and Careers. Your topic does not really fit our forum's guidelines, but it doesn't really fit any other forum's guidelines either, so I'll leave it open, pending what the replies are like.

In general, I would suggest that you try to consolidate your thoughts and topics and trim down your posts particularly when you have a set of synapses utterly bursting with dopamine.

The business world ought to view their customers as partners -- what's good for the customer is good for the business. This leads to a better quality of life for the individual. Honor and compassion are what truly motivates a person - not personal gain...

If men of business are men of business at heart and can't be anything else, that's fine isn't it? There's nothing wrong with making money and being a little competitive out of sportsmanship, is there? Unless your business is directly harming other people.

These two sentiments taken together seem contradictory. If the central facet of the capitalist ethic is the rational, self-interested pursuit of profit eternally renewed, then to the extent that capitalists operate as capitalists, pursuit of communal, collaborative goods will at least need be put on the back-burner but more often be pushed to the side entirely.

ebola

 

[SpunkySkunk347]

so, in summary "all doctors suck"?

can you let me know if this is yet another of your drug-fueled rants that you'll walk back later or a considered post deserving of consideration?



alasdair

I don't think I'm a very good judge of myself. At a glance, what I was talking about appears to be structured and pertinent - won't know for sure though until I re-read it later after my perspective has changed. You can tell me what you think of it though; looking at it now, it does look like it would come across as cocky and obnoxious, but hostility wasn't directed at anyone here reading, just imaginary villains in my mind; it appears that I still got a point across for discussion though.

It was 'considered' in the fact that I played out an entire argument in my head with myself (that can't be healthy for me to be doing, can it?)

But yeah, I'm not a big fan of doctors right now. Do these medications they're prescribing have permanent side effects? Are they even safe?? Furthermore, is anybody even looking into it??? Shouldn't people be made well-aware of such risks? I guess we're all just human guinea pigs at the moment, and if we happen to be taking a medication that is dangerous, we'll hear about it eventually on a television commercial advertising a class action lawsuit or something

 

[SpunkySkunk347]

I noticed that you posted something very similar in your thread about schools in Education and Careers. Your topic does not really fit our forum's guidelines, but it doesn't really fit any other forum's guidelines either, so I'll leave it open, pending what the replies are like.

In general, I would suggest that you try to consolidate your thoughts and topics and trim down your posts particularly when you have a set of synapses utterly bursting with dopamine.

Yeah, I think some kind of dormant Nietzschean philosophy in my head comes bursting out sometimes, but I think it's still of a philosophical nature (albeit pretty grim). If you think it's best to remove this thread, I'm fine with that, and I apologize in advance for making you go through the trouble.

These two sentiments taken together seem contradictory. If the central facet of the capitalist ethic is the rational, self-interested pursuit of profit eternally renewed, then to the extent that capitalists operate as capitalists, pursuit of communal, collaborative goods will at least need be put on the back-burner but more often be pushed to the side entirely.

ebola

I think that modern capitalism has had Judeo-christian virtues of altruism instilled in it over the course of centuries -- what you described sounds tantamount to bartering. I was under the impression that the founding fathers had "personal liberties" in mind because they figured that if each man were able to pursue his own interests, it would eventually strengthen society for the greater good rather than weaken it.

I feel like a barking dog right now. Am I barking at a thief hiding in the bushes about to break in? Passing cars? Leaves falling off a tree? Who knows, a momentary glance out the window will suffice; but if you do see a suspicious trespasser, please feel free to unleash me and let me go after the damn asshole.

I asked one of my best friends one time if I was insane, he said "You're insane for thinking you can change anything" and I said "You're insane for tolerating all of it when you know in your heart its broken"

 

[TheAppleCore]

The business world ought to view their customers as partners -- what's good for the customer is good for the business. This leads to a better quality of life for the individual. Honor and compassion are what truly motivates a person - not personal gain. Everything the business world has accomplished so far could have been done in 1/10th the time if people felt truly motivated like they were all in it together with each other, and this would lead to a better future for the entire human race.

Well, despite all of the flak you've been getting from this thread, I must admit, I completely agree with the above point; an excellent observation.

However, I don't think people are generally so cruel and selfish that the medical industry is deliberately keeping people sick for their own profit. When I see a doctor or a psychiatrist, I nearly always feel that my health is a primary consideration. In fact, the last couple times I've requested / suggested drugs, I was denied them, because the doctor felt that a prescription would not be in my best interest. Now, where is the profit in that?

 

[One Thousand Words]

I just imaginary villains in my mind;

They have a pill for that