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4. His premise is stupid.

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Thu Jan 29, 2026, 01:28 PM

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The idea that we used to go to the doctor to "cure" our health problems and now they are just "managed". No basis in reality for this, its silly, chronic illness exists, heart disease, liver/kidney disease, metabolic disorders, obesity, etc.

Has food been weaponized? Sure, it's called capitalism, the worst offenders are restaurants. But it's not a fucking conspiracy.

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The Cure Industry: How Pharma Turns Illness Into Revenue, Part 2 🥼 [View all] appalachiablue Yesterday OP

K&R! Thanks for posting! I checked out the YouTube channel, as I always do these days, to make highplainsdem Yesterday #1

Tx for posting. Davis realized the coming changes in food & health and enormous costs & hardships. It's tragic esp appalachiablue Yesterday #2

They do it in the Shrink business too. See the book: "Unshrunk" by Laura Delano (2024) bucolic_frolic Yesterday #3

IK, bigtime. This is quite common. Thanks for the book reference. appalachiablue 21 hrs ago #6

His premise is stupid. Mosby Yesterday #4

I don't think he literally means 'cure' as the final point. Sometimes older people and patients from the country appalachiablue 21 hrs ago #5