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[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Antibiotics and vaccines. Sometimes a spade is just a spade

[–] Calfpupa@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

The invention of antibiotics and vaccines do not immediately cause declines in birthrate, it's the distribution of them that does. Why has distribution slowed down and prices of vaccines increased? Because there hasn't been another competing superpower to challenge the US. No looming war that everyone has to be ready for, no chance some other country can swoop in with a cure they distribute for pennies. Monopoly on an international level. There is a reason why antivaxx/healthcare skepticism has seriously taken off in the past 30 years, same reason as why other sciences like NASA has gotten funding cut.

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Unless it’s David Spade that dude has range.

[–] Memnochian@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

Dude does not. Literally the single same character played throughout. Zero range. I will fight you on this. Dude may be funny but fuck me, nick cage will kick his arse on range.