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Is there a power imbalance between medical care providers and their patients? (feddit.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by ki4jgt@feddit.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This shouldn't be a power struggle. It's not zero-sum.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

While it shouldn't be, it is. The first example that springs to mind is women and people of color being perceived as low pain tolerant or outright disbelieved.

[–] ki4jgt@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

Define zero-sum in the context you're using.