I believe he’s pointing out that yes, this is about time and money, but the limits of the game include life and death. Death will sometimes result from this money-centric behavior.
I don’t think that’s particularly surprising nor outrageous, but I’m a bit more cynical and semi-malthusian than many seem to be. There are BILLIONS (and growing!) of humans with near-infinite wants. There is a finite (also growing, possibly even faster than population, but still more limited than the wants of humans). Some are going to travel internationally and eat fine meals, and to do so they will find ways to get paid for providing unnecessary “services”, like writing a trivially-obvious prescription.
The system is such that a few people will die because they fail to jump through the hoops set up to ensure payment to the power-holders.
I believe he’s pointing out that yes, this is about time and money, but the limits of the game include life and death. Death will sometimes result from this money-centric behavior.
I don’t think that’s particularly surprising nor outrageous, but I’m a bit more cynical and semi-malthusian than many seem to be. There are BILLIONS (and growing!) of humans with near-infinite wants. There is a finite (also growing, possibly even faster than population, but still more limited than the wants of humans). Some are going to travel internationally and eat fine meals, and to do so they will find ways to get paid for providing unnecessary “services”, like writing a trivially-obvious prescription.
The system is such that a few people will die because they fail to jump through the hoops set up to ensure payment to the power-holders.