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0 pointsalephnerd2y ago0 comments

> you go to your smart friend who taught himself through the Internet unless you're lucky enough to have actual doctor friend before you step foot in a doctor's office for anything weird because otherwise it's a waste of a copay

This is by definition pennywise pound foolish, and this is a very specific example, so I think it's something you do.

I'm going to assume you are a decently paid white collar worker (earning $70k+ a year) and tell you that you should not think this way.

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fragmede2y ago

I'm going to assume you don't have any friends with ME/CFS/fibromyalgia/Long Covid or anything "interesting" and tell you that you're lucky to not have had to advocate hard for what people would consider decent level of care in the system yet.

(only 70?)

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