Thank you for posting this very thought provoking series of articles, encompassing some profound observations.
Human nature and the way we structure out reward system and value system would seem based on your posts to create its own problems - which are unsurprising conclusions. A perennial problem history would suggest.
The attempts at full blown alternatives have not lasted and created their own notable failings.
But at a basic level can society afford to not look more closely at prevention and reasons for occurrence including "environmental" factors and diet when considered at the level of the competitive health of nations, the cost of health care, and the potential unrest and alienation caused by potential economic exclusion from health care?
RB
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