Ash!!1
[politics/medical] Someone more informed than me, is this good?? it seems good but
Billionaire Mark Cuban Opens Online Pharmacy To Prov...
Ash!!1
like that seems like a REALLY COOL THING TO DO ON THE SURFACE
Ash!!1
also fucked up the govt won't do it but this one dude has enough money to just do it and Did
Wolfgirl Summer
it sounds good but also i don't trust anything a billionaire does ever
vast energies
i don't trust billionaires but it seems like more access to medication for cheaper is good
Ash!!1
Wolfgirl Summer : YEAH I'M LIKE /squints/ what's the play here
Wolfgirl Summer
YEAH I GUESS. just put a pin in to be wary, you know. at really any time anything happens in the economy sobs
Ash!!1
yeah sob
Ash!!1
i'm like a billionaire??? doing something legit good for the community??? unsure
Levi
Mark Cuban is Mark Cuban I guess
Levi
I'm sure he's not doing this purely out of the goodness of his own heart, but if it's structured in a way that everyone profits sure whatever
Wolfgirl Summer
even if it does turn out well, i still feel fully justified in not feeling any sense of gratitude because a friendlier bloodsucking leech is still a bloodsucking leech
Wolfgirl Summer
but yeah, if it really does lower costs i'll be glad
vast energies
if one must be a billionaire the least they can do is pay for shit for yall
Wolfgirl Summer
i'm glad you did this but also i still dream of a world where all of your assets are seized and made into public property
Levi
To enact change, a step has to be taken somewhere. It may not be a glorious sudden revolution, but it could be a step towards progress
Ash!!1
yeah its like GOOD...but you're on alert, mark cuban
Celizabeth Hood
IT SEEMS OK in the end, hes gonna make profit still, which he admits he will, but it will def help those who have no insurance and still be way cheaper. Hate the idea of medicine going further down the capitalism route but we are already there anyway lmao and the govt will never agree to it as they divide further and further down the line
Celizabeth Hood
so im like, sry, ofc it sucks if he makes more money but insurance is gonna do that anwyay and i nthis case, ppl MIGHT actually be able to not die
Celizabeth Hood
Your drug cost with us
$47.40

You save $9,610.00 on your medication

Retail price at other pharmacies
$9,657.40
Celizabeth Hood
lmao
Ash!!1
YEAH it seems like a net positive
Ash!!1
gawd
Ash!!1
american healthcare
Ash!!1
we're so deep down the whole that the only solution to capitalism is uuuh checks notes--more capitalism sob
Celizabeth Hood
(tbf i also am looking it up and he might jsut have invested in it, and is using his name for marketing purposes, so its not rly his idea from the looks of it_)
Celizabeth Hood
(could be wrong tho)
fimbulvetr ♡
yeah he isnt the ceo
Ash!!1
fimbulvetr ♡ : oh lmao. well still good to promote it and get it out there.
togaoni
yeah it sounds like it was someone else's startup who emailed him as an investor to be like HOW ABOUT THIS IDEA and he wanted to put his name on it
togaoni
"It is not clear how much he had invested in the company."
Ash!!1
aaah i missed that part
togaoni
The actual CEO is apparently a math professor and a radiologist
togaoni
Celizabeth Hood
otoh using ur name to boost it (cuz he is relatively famous) at least gets it national celeb attention and the media sphere will take that more seriously (unfortunately) and spread it out which will benefit ppl to hear more about it, IDK IDK. I will simply hope that the low costs will be longterm beneficial SOMEhow, also like
Celizabeth Hood
not dealing with insurance is a benefit imo
togaoni
yeah it definitely looks like it's getting press over it
Ash!!1
nodnod
Ash!!1
I WILL BE OPTIMISTICALLY HOPEFUL cuz honestly if it's as transparent as they are saying this is a gamechanger for SO many people
Ash!!1
medicine is so expensive sob
DR. MEGANE
it's a good stepping stone but it's kind of sad that a billionaire had to front it.
DR. MEGANE
iirc I was reading Reddit and their pricing is base +15% so that's their profit margin
fimbulvetr ♡
yeah the website says that, plus there's a pharmacy fee but its only like 3 dollars
DR. MEGANE
I think if you need certain meds it's good to do the research if this is cheaper! but yeah man... American healthcare squints
only goes to 11
I hate that it is necessary because the altruistic generic startups were frequently destroyed by people like "Pharma Bro" who put his massive profits into tanking them. So other shitheel millionaires might not want to tangle with Cuban's profits. Because...idk this is sad enough not to need a Shark Tank joke but he's a big fish in their smaller tank.
Wolfgirl Summer
that makes me feel a little better at least
dragillionaire
well I guess at least if he's gonna be a billionaire if he's gonna go destroy the nasty millionaires who destroyed the startups and prevent this one from getting destroyed too I can accept that. still fucking sucks it took this but like. okay. fine. at least somebody's making sure the CEO of this idea isn't gonna get screwed
Dr. Q›(
yeah it's like. well this isn't actually addressing the underlying systemic issue but hopefully it will help people...
Comic
I mean, Walmart has pharmacies and they also help lots of people and provide cheaper medication, but it doesn't mean Walmart doesn't still suck
Comic
so I want to say this is probably a net positive until proven otherwise
needlemancer
god the $47 vs $9657
needlemancer
Colorless Juice
Seems good now but I could see it downturning fast in the future, like if he sells it and the new owner goes max profit on people who by then are accustomed to going there for their meds
emet-sleep
me reading this as an aussie like "that $47 is the price you would probably pay here if the government subsidised it"
emet-sleep
(which they do for a lot of medication like that, I still cant believe the US healthcare is the way it is)
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