I tuned out when I came across this:

> Science and technology, I feel, has always had a certain apathy towards the plight [of] the people at the bottom rungs.

Does that apply to medical advances too? e.g. antibiotics, vaccines, etc. too? We are living longer today thanks to advances in science and technology. Not just the people at the top; but also the peopl at the bottom rungs. Most scientific research does not take into account who the beneficiaries of that research would be.

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jamilton 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

>Most scientific research does not take into account who the beneficiaries of that research would be.

I would consider that apathy.

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gmueckl 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Especially basic scientific research is so far removed from actually useful applications that there is no direct cause and effect relationship between single items of research and any eventual effect on society.

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jack_pp 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

do people at the bottom have access to medical advances or are they in lifelong debt in the unfortunate case when they need those medical advances?

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brookst 3 hours ago | parent [-]

How accessible were covid vaccines?

	▲	jack_pp 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It costs between 4k and 10k if you break your leg and call an ambulance in the US. Forget medical advances, it costs you a car to get a cast
	▲	selcuka 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Were the vaccines accessible because of the sympathy towards the people at the bottom, or so that they can go back to work as soon as possible? Medicine is subsidised when there is a global pandemic, but not when individual lives are at stake.