tl;dr: Anon thinks they are smarter than a doctor because not having 8+ years of educational training is supposed to be an advantage.
A better way to think of it is Pharmacy Corporations invest millions appeal to physicians because those are the only people allowed to prescribe their drugs.
It's really easy to bribe doctors though, in fact it's really easy to bribe most people. Everyone has a price. Look at all the idiots standing in line to get the vax for $100.
tl;dr: Anon thinks they are smarter than a doctor because not having 8+ years of educational training is supposed to be an advantage.
A better way to think of it is Pharmacy Corporations invest millions appeal to physicians because those are the only people allowed to prescribe their drugs.
What I've always found odd about this argument is: why not advocate to make drugs OTC? would be easier than bribing all the doctors
It's really easy to bribe doctors though, in fact it's really easy to bribe most people. Everyone has a price. Look at all the idiots standing in line to get the vax for $100.
Black Friday is our annual reminder of this factor