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Dad with Stage 4 cancer dies after insurance company said tumor-shrinking treatment was ‘not medically necessary’ (nypost.com)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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[–] 42 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Whenever an economic argument is invoked to justify for or against doing something, it’s always a vacuous position.

Economics must be subservient to the needs of the society it exists within.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Heck yes! Even the implementation of AI, and people getting let go. If enough people are unemployed, who's actually buying the products that these companies are selling, peddled by the same AI that replaced the employees with? Feels like a free for all with these tech, not necessarily watching out for the overall impact on human societies....

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