Doctor Criticism Debate
Discussions center on criticizing doctors for incompetence, mistakes, self-interest, or poor patient care, often in response to personal stories, with counterarguments defending the profession or noting not all doctors are the same.
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12040933"No person" is a rather extreme position.Turns out some doctors are idiots, or frauds, or incompetent.Turns out some just follow the protocol they're told to follow, even if they laugh at it (as in the link above, from this thread).
It sounds like your doctor was a big source of trouble; shouldn’t they be the one regulated out of existence?
Well, doctors are just "practicing medicine" after all...
Surprised I had to scroll this far to find someone blaming a physicians.
Suggests doctors in general are wrong... Proceeds to quote other doctors?
ya, its almost like the doctor doesn't have his patients best interest in mind.
Can't trust doctors because one time a doctor made a mistake!Flawless logic!
Exactly right! The doctor has her own problems to care about!
It's a pity it's corrupting doctors. Shouldn't be necessary.
You wrongly assume that all doctors think the same way.