When the covid shot was first coming out, my initial reaction was "neat, I'll get it when I know its safe and early adopters have taken it". my plan was to wait a year between so that news of the shot would proliferate and I could make a more educated decision. in that year, the shot went from a vaccine that was 100% effective with no side effects to a treatment with known heart issues as a side effect that would not even stop you from contracting the virus. When all the news pundits kept screaming at the top of their lungs to get the shot, despite the fact that it's intended use and effectiveness had changed so dramatically, I knew it was bunk and my faith in the medical industry severely soured.

I began to notice how doctor's knee-jerk reaction to any sort of illness was to sell you some pills, rather than investigate the source of the illness. When I tried to press doctors to help me find the root source of a chronic symptom I was having, I had to go through several doctors and several urgent care units before I could finally get the screening that I was looking for, and insurance did not pay for it.

the medical industry is fucked.