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Toothpaste conspiracy rule (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Twitter Nick Jack Pappas@Pappiness Why do people care if 9 out of 10 dentists recommend a toothpaste brand? Dentists make more money when you have bad teeth. I want a toothpaste recommended by 9 out of 10 health insurance companies.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

You had me in the first half, but fuck insurance companies, they too are for-profit, not for-benefit-of-patient. If anything, they're some of the worst offenders at it.

[–] darkevilmac 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It just happens that in this case the incentives would align cause they're not paying for the toothpaste.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

They might not be buying the toothpaste, but they may very well be in partnership with or owned by the same people as the toothpaste company. I'm sure they know the brand of toothpaste you use makes very little difference in the grand scheme of things, and if they were to recommend one it wouldn't be because they're wanting what's best for you, but because some money exchanged hands.

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