Ok. Let me point out I also said “sooner or later”, so the longer someone lives, the higher their chances of having encountered an experience like that. Actually… I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone above the age of 60 who hahadn’t had some of those at least once, which would be about when most people would’ve had enough exposure to the medical world… but I wouldn’t want to generalize.
The longer someone lives, the more likely they are to get into a serious car accident that kills them, but we don’t go around acting like it is incredibly common for everyone to get into a serious car accident that kills them. We acknowledge that they happen and do reasonable things to prevent them.
It’s about a sense of proportion. We should not operate like most doctors are full of shit or blindingly egotistical, which circles back to my point about how this is a right wing talking point. Because it furthers their anti-expert (especially doctors) narratives that ballooned during COVID when we act like it’s a bigger deal than it is.
Ok. Let me point out I also said “sooner or later”, so the longer someone lives, the higher their chances of having encountered an experience like that. Actually… I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone above the age of 60 who hahadn’t had some of those at least once, which would be about when most people would’ve had enough exposure to the medical world… but I wouldn’t want to generalize.
The longer someone lives, the more likely they are to get into a serious car accident that kills them, but we don’t go around acting like it is incredibly common for everyone to get into a serious car accident that kills them. We acknowledge that they happen and do reasonable things to prevent them.
It’s about a sense of proportion. We should not operate like most doctors are full of shit or blindingly egotistical, which circles back to my point about how this is a right wing talking point. Because it furthers their anti-expert (especially doctors) narratives that ballooned during COVID when we act like it’s a bigger deal than it is.