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[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

Have tried being a millionair? That seems to make problems go away quite easily.

[–] FundMECFS@piefed.zip 2 points 17 hours ago

Yeah I would still be ill but it would be “oh that sucks and I can afford it” not “my survival is constantly on the line”.

[–] conartistpanda@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

I prefer being a millionearth since I walk to places.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

you know what has been really funny all my life. laughing at the rich people in the hospital.

oh wait, i'm not that much of a dick.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 0 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Money does buy access to a lot better treatments, though.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

sometimes yes sometimes no. sometimes they throw amazing treatments at you for free if you are willing to be in a trial and money can't get you into those. trust me, i have tried to bribe my way into a few with money i didn't have, and once the best connections in the world couldn't get me in