Ocean Cleanup always felt scammy to me. Just a feeling. The videos they released of the nets dropping tons of plastic trash onto the deck of a ship just seemed off. All of the plastic looked brand new. And knowing that the "great garbage patch" is really just a bunch of microplastics also screamed fake to me.

The great garbage patch was entirely made up, and it was unfortunate more people didn't call them out on it because it ultimately hurt the reputation of anyone working on ocean cleanup. There are certainly issues with garbage in the ocean but the issue is surrounded by mysticism and imagination making it hard to determine what's real and what isn't.

Who's gonna tell the doctors and nurses that they get a 50% pay cut?

Cut their pay by 50% and get rid of malpractice lawsuits. Have some other system that doesn't incentivize lawsuits where doctors are still held accountable but I think that's a deal most doctors would take in a heartbeat.

You think they’re getting so much money from out current system that cutting out insurance companies would result in a 50% reduction in their pay? Have you ever looked up the size of the health insurance sector here?

That's literally the premise of the report. The savings comes from getting Medicare's current rate sheet for every patient in the entire market.

You're being dishonest if you claim otherwise. UK brain surgeons get paid less than a Walmart general manager in the United States, let alone a like for like comparison.

Do they need to get a 50% paycut? Dealing with insurance companies takes a ton of time and resources.

I got my urology referral last week and had an appointment this morning...

It depends on your region, insurance company, and plan.

This was my experience too. GP referred me to a gastroenterologist and the appointment they offered was so soon it was almost inconvenient.

Lucky you. Maybe they had a last-minute cancellation, or you live in an area in which supply of urologists exceeds demand.

Yeah, I think we have a lack in our area. Years ago when I had a kidney stone, the L3 Trauma Center hospital a few minutes from me had to load me up on dilaudid and ship me from their ER across town via ambulance.

Kimi is basically a Chinese nationalist in every sense. Do I trust it to not insert software backdoors?

So far it's completely refusing to discuss Tiananmen square. And oh boy, try asking it if Xi Jinping looks like winnie the pooh.

"This comparison is unfounded and not appropriate. We should maintain respect for all individuals."