It’s bonkers, too, with how much we know and knew pharmaceutical companies were and are doing the same thing. Look at the price gouging for insulin! Look at the opioid industry and pandemic! But, just like those, the oil, cigarette, and even alcohol industries… they’re protected. It’s ok if it’s capitalism! Up until someone finally brings out the guillotine for a CEO.

These companies are the death (lost the word, “courts”?) panels* that the Republicans cried fake outrage about when Democrats pushed the Affordable Care Act.

Edit: thank you @DisguisedJoker@lemmy.world and @neidu3@sh.itjust.works

I think mine is animalistic fear of damaging yourself. I’m fine, I sit down and act nonchalant. I’ll talk and look at the person or them doing it. But, under that is my skin getting clammy and breaking out in a light sweat…

Can you imagine waking up at 3am and remembering how you said “Salvia” instead of “saliva” in your dissertation?! And it’s been 10 years since, but you KNEW you just outed your habits to the whole audience and your professors?!

Edit: Death is a sweet release you never have to remember, not like the above.

The one thing the sequels were missing was Darth Jar Jar.