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Man Cures Himself of HIV?
IZ Reloaded writes "A 25 yr old British man could be the first person in the world to have cured himself of the deadly HIV virus. He was diagnosed HIV positive in 2002. After another test done the following year, he stunned doctors when his test results turned negative. He is now a wanted man after researchers and doctors want him to come back for further testing but he has so far refused. Experts think he could have something in his immune system that may help in producing vaccines against HIV."
Obvious Troll, but I will bite.
If this is really the world you live in, then A) I'm really sorry for you, and B) you might want to get some professional help w/your paranoia.
Everytime I hear that whole "Evil Corporations" line, my brain shuts off to your logic. Until corporations are run by robots, they are still run by people. So you can say evil people, but not evil corporations. A corporation, in and of itself, can NOT be evil. At least not anymore evil than say, a pencil. Its not alive.
Secondly, do you REALLY believe that there is this whole class of people running these drug, research, and other corporations who ALL want to hurt the world at their own personal gain? I highly doubt such a group-effort exists. Sure, just like ANY OTHER PROFESSION, there are bound to be bad seeds, and some are bound to rise to the top. But if you really believe that every corporate executive in these companies has it out for humanity, I suggest you go meet some of them. You will find out that they NEED to charge those prices to keep development up. You will find that these people go to work in the morning, come home at night, and try to help their family, their community, and the world at approximately the same rate as most around them. You will find out that these are real, normal, people with all the different personalities, interests, wishes, fears, hopes, and dreams.
Finally, to use this whole "evil corporations" as a legitimate reason for this man to not help out, is revolting. I would call that line of logic borderline stupidity. EVEN if we assume some guy will profit from it, and that said person is evil, who the fuck cares? If the cure gets out, regardless of how much money some guy or organization makes, the cure still gets out, and people dont die. Surely you dont money over human lives?
Summary: Get a fucking grip.
Dunno about the job, but the relationship sounds pretty "shitty" too... ...Thank you, Thank you, I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip the waitress
Just my "no-pun-intended's worth"
-RickTheWizKid