Quite a few branches on the flowchart end with "Refer to a doctor", so no one is expecting the nurse to handle everything.
But for some problems, the nurse is more often correct than the doctor. Nurses are more likely to make a diagnosis that is mundane and ordinary, while a doctor is biased toward looking for an esoteric ailment that he learned about in medical school. As they say "When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses not zebras."
In the Checklist Manifesto, the author (a medical doctor) describes how the most experienced and senior doctors were found to have the highest rates of minsdiagnosises because, although they required their staffs to use checklists, they often skipped them themselves and just trusted their expertise and instincts.
you have plausible deniability when your actual videos *do* leak.
I am not sure denying it is the best strategy. Paris Hilton was a near-nobody before her "leaked" sex video thrust her into a life of reality TV stardom. She inherited a few million, but has earned more than $100M on her own with TV shows, fragrances, fashion lines, etc.
Vanessa Hudgens was a fading child star when her "leaked" nude photos led to some mature movie and TV roles.
A super politically incorrect fact is that fathers are almost twice as likely to be no longer in their teens.
Fathers are, on average, older than mothers in every nation and society on earth. There is nothing "political" about it.
The average difference, at 2-3 years, is smallest in Europe and North America, and largest in polygamous societies of Africa.
The reasons for this are obvious. Men have a biological imperative to prefer fertile women with more years available for child-bearing. Women have a biological imperative to prefer men with social status and resources, which generally increase with age.
Everyone knew Bush was an idiot and very unpopular.
Jeb Bush was leading all the polls before Trump entered the race.
The problem with Jeb is that is was pro-trade and moderate on immigration at a time when the Republican primary electorate was increasingly turning protectionist and nativist. His views pleased his corporate donors. Donald's views pleased the voters. The voters won (at least in the primary).
Actually, it is mostly an American problem. In Europe and Asia, nurses and pharmacists are much more empowered, and doctors are considered normal mortals rather than infallible demigods like they are in America.
I once got sick while attending the Hannover Messe in Germany, and went to a clinic. I walked in the door, was greeted by a nurse, who measured my temperature, took a look at my throat, asked me a few questions, handed me a bottle of medicated syrup, and sent me back to my hotel. Total elapsed time: 5 minutes. Total out-of-pocket cost: $0. That would be unimaginable in America, and is why America's healthcare costs are so high.
They system in China is similar. Every hospital or clinic has a screening/triage nurse at a desk by the front door. Most routine cases are handled there, and never even make it to the admissions desk. I once took my daughter to a clinic for an impacted tooth (dentistry and medicine are not separated in China like they are in America). Her baby tooth had not come out, and the adult tooth was erupting through the side of her gum. The screening nurse took a quick look, pulled some pliers out of a drawer and yanked out the baby tooth. She then gave my daughter some gauze to bite down on, and gave me a quick lecture about not letting her drink so much milk, which in her opinion caused my daughter's teeth to grow too quickly. The problem was solved. Total cost: $0.
Don't like it? Don't play super-apologist Kendoll.
This argument applies to all gambling. "Don't like it? Don't do it." is the libertarian viewpoint. While I generally agree, it is not so simple. What happens when a parent gambles away their paycheck and can't feed their kids? No democratic society is going to let the kids starve, so the cost of the gambling gets pushed onto taxpayers.
honestly, much of what doctors do can be automated with machine learning.
Much of what doctors do can be automated with a sheet of paper. A nurse with a printed checklist or flowchart can diagnose patients about as accurately as a doctor.
Does the patient have a fever? -> Yes. -> Does the patient have a runny nose? -> Yes. -> Is the nasal mucus clear? -> Yes. -> Is the flu going around? -> Yes. -> The patient has influenza. Run a RIDT to be sure.
If I recall correctly, American life expectancy is still way below first world average.
That is a completely different issue. The American healthcare system sucks. But medical R&D is one area where it excels. Healthcare in Canada and Europe is cheap and effective because they benefit from medical research done in America and paid for by Americans.
With the technology the same people say is going to force us into UBI should come self sufficiency.
Indeed. I have been a semi-serious prepper since pre-www days, and it has gotten WAY easier. Solar is better. Wind generators are better. Batteries are better. Way more DC appliances are available. Food prep and storage are way easier (dryers, smokers, tofu presses, breadmakers, etc.).
Most importantly, WAY more information and advice is available. Social media makes it easier to link up with like minded local people, so you can work together to secure the zombie perimeter.
What's the practical difference between a government and a small number of huge private-owned corporations?
The government has guns. Nobody has to worry about a corporation kicking down their door in the middle of the night because they didn't pay their bills.
The Nordic countries are rich in oil, low in population, and have been investing that money and it's working out for them.
The Nords also have much more impedance between the government and "the will of the people". America has weak political parties, and the smoke filled back rooms are long gone. The people get what they want, whether that is bread and circuses, or trillion dollar tax cuts. Any "asset fund" will end up liquidated and squandered on current consumption (or more tax cuts), much like what happened to most state level "rainy day" funds. For another example, look at how the states squandered the tobacco settlement, which was supposed to last for 30 years. Oops.
The hubbub over economic fairness called "Occupy Wallstreet" -- well, that's yesterday's news.
There was another hubbub over economic fairness called "The Tea Party".
Both got plenty of media attention.
OWS faded away, having accomplished absolutely nothing, without the endorsement of a single national politician.
The Tea Party, or people happy to affiliate with them, currently control the Presidency, both houses of Congress, the Supreme Court (with more nominations likely), and many state Governorships and legislatures. They are running the country.
That is not a complete list, nor does it claim to be. In earlier decades, school shootings were just local news, and many were never listed in state or national databases.
Remember when we all thought that the internet was the great democratizer bringing free speech to the world and was going to rout out corruption whenever it lid?
There is some truth to that. As bad as it is, the world is less corrupt and more transparent than it was 20 years ago.
Part of the problem is that an increase in freedom can have detrimental effects in the short run. If a Pakistani murders his neighbor because he read on Facebook that he was an apostate, it is because he doesn't understand that greater exposure to the truth also means greater exposure to lies. In time, Pakistanis will become just as jaded as people in the West, and ignore (most of) the nonsense.
I mean, six months ago there weren't these constant drumbeats of anti-facebook stories. Now they're everywhere.
Journalism is subject to fads. Facebook is just the fad-du-jour, so everyone is piling on. In a few weeks or months, they will move onto something else.
The current drumbeat for censoring Facebook will hopefully pass without effect. Other media induced moral panics have been much more harmful. The media fanning of the Satanic Ritual Abuse Scandal destroyed lives and drove innocent people to suicide.
But most media fads are harmless. For instance the "homelessness" fad in the 1980s had sad stories about homeless people on the news everyday, but mercifully ended with Hands Across America, and without making one iota of difference in the number of homeless in America.
"School shootings" are another current fad, even though they are nothing new, and are actually less common today than they were 25 years ago. So far the media attention has had zero effect on policy.
It is not clear how much increases in the minimum wage actually "takes away jobs". Evidence is... mixed.
A higher minimum wage encourages businesses to replace labor with automation, unskilled labor with more highly skilled labor, and to ship jobs overseas. But are these effects bigger than the increase in income? That isn't clear, and also depends on the conditions. A study of a small MW raise in New Jersey found negligible job losses. A very big increase in Puerto Rico devastated their economy, sending them into a spiral of unsustainable debt and emigration.
Drug research should be done by the government because...
That is the way most of the world does it. American is the exception. America has 5% of the world's population, but creates about 60% of all new drugs and medical devices. Do you really think we should "be like everyone else"?
Another is to not participate in the model that someone else wishes existed.
Not patronizing at all is more effective, because it affects the people empowered to make the change. Lyft encourages tipping. Uber does not. So use Uber, and Lyft may change their policy. OTOH, Lyft may be able to attract more drivers, since many riders are not cheapskates.
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Quite a few branches on the flowchart end with "Refer to a doctor", so no one is expecting the nurse to handle everything.
But for some problems, the nurse is more often correct than the doctor. Nurses are more likely to make a diagnosis that is mundane and ordinary, while a doctor is biased toward looking for an esoteric ailment that he learned about in medical school. As they say "When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses not zebras."
In the Checklist Manifesto, the author (a medical doctor) describes how the most experienced and senior doctors were found to have the highest rates of minsdiagnosises because, although they required their staffs to use checklists, they often skipped them themselves and just trusted their expertise and instincts.
Actually, under the current US gov, the kids may very well starve.
Bullcrap. Please cite a single incident of a chid "starving" in America because they didn't qualify for government benefits.
I can buy an item no-one wants at an action, and have it turn out to be valuable.
If an activity can be systematically profitable to someone with skill and knowledge, then it is not "gambling" even if most participants lose money.
Plenty of people earn a living buying stuff at auctions and garage sales, and then reselling on eBay.
In some jurisdictions poker is not considered gambling, because professional players can systematically win over the less skilled.
you have plausible deniability when your actual videos *do* leak.
I am not sure denying it is the best strategy. Paris Hilton was a near-nobody before her "leaked" sex video thrust her into a life of reality TV stardom. She inherited a few million, but has earned more than $100M on her own with TV shows, fragrances, fashion lines, etc.
Vanessa Hudgens was a fading child star when her "leaked" nude photos led to some mature movie and TV roles.
A super politically incorrect fact is that fathers are almost twice as likely to be no longer in their teens.
Fathers are, on average, older than mothers in every nation and society on earth. There is nothing "political" about it.
The average difference, at 2-3 years, is smallest in Europe and North America, and largest in polygamous societies of Africa.
The reasons for this are obvious. Men have a biological imperative to prefer fertile women with more years available for child-bearing. Women have a biological imperative to prefer men with social status and resources, which generally increase with age.
Everyone knew Bush was an idiot and very unpopular.
Jeb Bush was leading all the polls before Trump entered the race.
The problem with Jeb is that is was pro-trade and moderate on immigration at a time when the Republican primary electorate was increasingly turning protectionist and nativist. His views pleased his corporate donors. Donald's views pleased the voters. The voters won (at least in the primary).
the stark worldwide need for physicians
Actually, it is mostly an American problem. In Europe and Asia, nurses and pharmacists are much more empowered, and doctors are considered normal mortals rather than infallible demigods like they are in America.
I once got sick while attending the Hannover Messe in Germany, and went to a clinic. I walked in the door, was greeted by a nurse, who measured my temperature, took a look at my throat, asked me a few questions, handed me a bottle of medicated syrup, and sent me back to my hotel. Total elapsed time: 5 minutes. Total out-of-pocket cost: $0. That would be unimaginable in America, and is why America's healthcare costs are so high.
They system in China is similar. Every hospital or clinic has a screening/triage nurse at a desk by the front door. Most routine cases are handled there, and never even make it to the admissions desk. I once took my daughter to a clinic for an impacted tooth (dentistry and medicine are not separated in China like they are in America). Her baby tooth had not come out, and the adult tooth was erupting through the side of her gum. The screening nurse took a quick look, pulled some pliers out of a drawer and yanked out the baby tooth. She then gave my daughter some gauze to bite down on, and gave me a quick lecture about not letting her drink so much milk, which in her opinion caused my daughter's teeth to grow too quickly. The problem was solved. Total cost: $0.
... and yes, lawyers.
This is a mostly American problem as well.
specifically those that you can buy in the game's cash shop for real-world money
That is only half of the problem. The other half is that if you "win" a rare or valuable item, you can turn around and SELL it for real-world money.
You can buy a loot box with $s and have a chance to win $$$s. That is gambling.
Don't like it? Don't play super-apologist Kendoll.
This argument applies to all gambling. "Don't like it? Don't do it." is the libertarian viewpoint. While I generally agree, it is not so simple. What happens when a parent gambles away their paycheck and can't feed their kids? No democratic society is going to let the kids starve, so the cost of the gambling gets pushed onto taxpayers.
honestly, much of what doctors do can be automated with machine learning.
Much of what doctors do can be automated with a sheet of paper. A nurse with a printed checklist or flowchart can diagnose patients about as accurately as a doctor.
Does the patient have a fever? -> Yes. -> Does the patient have a runny nose? -> Yes. -> Is the nasal mucus clear? -> Yes. -> Is the flu going around? -> Yes. -> The patient has influenza. Run a RIDT to be sure.
You don't need a doctorate for that.
Trump outspent/outsmarted Bush
Trump did NOT outspend Bush. When Jeb dropped out, he had spent far more than Donald
Jeb was the favorite of the corporations. He lost anyway. Then the corps shifted their support to Marco Rubio. He lost too.
it's not likely they will have capacities in the giga-joule hour range.
A giga-joule/hour is 277 kW. A single modern wind turbine generates ten times that much.
The US government is run by corporations who buy politicians. Voters are irrelevant.
Yes, it was disgraceful how the Koch brothers were able to just buy the presidency for Jeb Bush.
If I recall correctly, American life expectancy is still way below first world average.
That is a completely different issue. The American healthcare system sucks. But medical R&D is one area where it excels. Healthcare in Canada and Europe is cheap and effective because they benefit from medical research done in America and paid for by Americans.
With the technology the same people say is going to force us into UBI should come self sufficiency.
Indeed. I have been a semi-serious prepper since pre-www days, and it has gotten WAY easier. Solar is better. Wind generators are better. Batteries are better. Way more DC appliances are available. Food prep and storage are way easier (dryers, smokers, tofu presses, breadmakers, etc.).
Most importantly, WAY more information and advice is available. Social media makes it easier to link up with like minded local people, so you can work together to secure the zombie perimeter.
What's the practical difference between a government and a small number of huge private-owned corporations?
The government has guns. Nobody has to worry about a corporation kicking down their door in the middle of the night because they didn't pay their bills.
The Nordic countries are rich in oil, low in population, and have been investing that money and it's working out for them.
The Nords also have much more impedance between the government and "the will of the people". America has weak political parties, and the smoke filled back rooms are long gone. The people get what they want, whether that is bread and circuses, or trillion dollar tax cuts. Any "asset fund" will end up liquidated and squandered on current consumption (or more tax cuts), much like what happened to most state level "rainy day" funds. For another example, look at how the states squandered the tobacco settlement, which was supposed to last for 30 years. Oops.
Talking about an "asset fund" is just silly when we have a rapidly growing national debt of $21 trillion.
Oh, wait, I just read the rest of the summary. They are going to use blockchains, so nevermind, that solves everything. Whew.
The hubbub over economic fairness called "Occupy Wallstreet" -- well, that's yesterday's news.
There was another hubbub over economic fairness called "The Tea Party".
Both got plenty of media attention.
OWS faded away, having accomplished absolutely nothing, without the endorsement of a single national politician.
The Tea Party, or people happy to affiliate with them, currently control the Presidency, both houses of Congress, the Supreme Court (with more nominations likely), and many state Governorships and legislatures. They are running the country.
Less common? How do you measure that? Number of shootings or number of victims?
Either. School shootings are not more common
Because going by number of shootings, according to wikipedia ...
That is not a complete list, nor does it claim to be. In earlier decades, school shootings were just local news, and many were never listed in state or national databases.
Remember when we all thought that the internet was the great democratizer bringing free speech to the world and was going to rout out corruption whenever it lid?
There is some truth to that. As bad as it is, the world is less corrupt and more transparent than it was 20 years ago.
Part of the problem is that an increase in freedom can have detrimental effects in the short run. If a Pakistani murders his neighbor because he read on Facebook that he was an apostate, it is because he doesn't understand that greater exposure to the truth also means greater exposure to lies. In time, Pakistanis will become just as jaded as people in the West, and ignore (most of) the nonsense.
I mean, six months ago there weren't these constant drumbeats of anti-facebook stories. Now they're everywhere.
Journalism is subject to fads. Facebook is just the fad-du-jour, so everyone is piling on. In a few weeks or months, they will move onto something else.
The current drumbeat for censoring Facebook will hopefully pass without effect. Other media induced moral panics have been much more harmful. The media fanning of the Satanic Ritual Abuse Scandal destroyed lives and drove innocent people to suicide.
But most media fads are harmless. For instance the "homelessness" fad in the 1980s had sad stories about homeless people on the news everyday, but mercifully ended with Hands Across America, and without making one iota of difference in the number of homeless in America.
"School shootings" are another current fad, even though they are nothing new, and are actually less common today than they were 25 years ago. So far the media attention has had zero effect on policy.
Why would it be better to take away their job???
It is not clear how much increases in the minimum wage actually "takes away jobs". Evidence is ... mixed.
A higher minimum wage encourages businesses to replace labor with automation, unskilled labor with more highly skilled labor, and to ship jobs overseas. But are these effects bigger than the increase in income? That isn't clear, and also depends on the conditions. A study of a small MW raise in New Jersey found negligible job losses. A very big increase in Puerto Rico devastated their economy, sending them into a spiral of unsustainable debt and emigration.
it's not even super expensive.
But likely more expensive than tipping.
Also, by the time the testing is done, your food will be cold.
Drug research should be done by the government because ...
That is the way most of the world does it. American is the exception. America has 5% of the world's population, but creates about 60% of all new drugs and medical devices. Do you really think we should "be like everyone else"?
Another is to not participate in the model that someone else wishes existed.
Not patronizing at all is more effective, because it affects the people empowered to make the change. Lyft encourages tipping. Uber does not. So use Uber, and Lyft may change their policy. OTOH, Lyft may be able to attract more drivers, since many riders are not cheapskates.