Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 5 days agoA cut, sure, but the whole fuckin thing?lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square135linkfedilinkarrow-up1683
arrow-up1683imageA cut, sure, but the whole fuckin thing?lemmy.dbzer0.comStamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 5 days agomessage-square135linkfedilink
minus-squareFredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoSo you think getting cancer and having your medical bills paid is winning? Because that’s one form of insurance. Sure, if you get into certain types, it can be closer to gambling. But it can be further or closer
minus-squareKornblumenratte@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoSort of – you loose health and win money. It’s definitively a win compared to getting cancer and not being able to get treatment.
minus-square3abas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoYes. In this framing, where the goal is to lose the bet, getting cancer is winning. Winning the bet is a bad thing.
So you think getting cancer and having your medical bills paid is winning? Because that’s one form of insurance. Sure, if you get into certain types, it can be closer to gambling. But it can be further or closer
Sort of – you loose health and win money. It’s definitively a win compared to getting cancer and not being able to get treatment.
Yes. In this framing, where the goal is to lose the bet, getting cancer is winning. Winning the bet is a bad thing.