> “I deeply admire all those institutions, too. But let me ask a politically incorrect, but serious question. Can you name any such institution that isn’t located somewhere that isn’t predominantly Lutheran, Calvinist, or Mormon?”
WHAT? *gasp* Are you insinuating that culture and values matter and significantly affect outcomes? BIGOT! Conspiracy theorist! Someone cancel this guy, quick!
Yeah, I can distinctly remember back when trusting your medical provider was important. Although the memory is fading. Now I mostly regard him as someone who can write a prescription, so I don't have to buy the drugs I want illegally online. Save some money.
Another home run! Your two key insights -- that one size fits all rarely works and that groups with high trust can (and probably should be allowed to) operate differently and achieve positive results -- should be shouted from the roof tops. Decades ago, the expression ‘trying to make a federal case of it’ was mostly pejorative, but now federal ‘one size only’ regulations and thousands of armed agents are changing things for the worse.
On Trust and Distrust in Medicine
> “I deeply admire all those institutions, too. But let me ask a politically incorrect, but serious question. Can you name any such institution that isn’t located somewhere that isn’t predominantly Lutheran, Calvinist, or Mormon?”
WHAT? *gasp* Are you insinuating that culture and values matter and significantly affect outcomes? BIGOT! Conspiracy theorist! Someone cancel this guy, quick!
Yeah, I can distinctly remember back when trusting your medical provider was important. Although the memory is fading. Now I mostly regard him as someone who can write a prescription, so I don't have to buy the drugs I want illegally online. Save some money.
Another home run! Your two key insights -- that one size fits all rarely works and that groups with high trust can (and probably should be allowed to) operate differently and achieve positive results -- should be shouted from the roof tops. Decades ago, the expression ‘trying to make a federal case of it’ was mostly pejorative, but now federal ‘one size only’ regulations and thousands of armed agents are changing things for the worse.