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You wouldn't pirate a medicine, would you?

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Or, and hear me out, they know what the risks are and have assessed that they are reasonable when the alternative is death? I do disagree with them asserting they are higher-quality though, or I would at least like to see incontrovertible proof of that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

“Our recipes are consistent, like a good espresso maker.”

“Okay cool, how do you know that?”

“So many questions! We’re hackers! We are very smart.”

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Cool. Yep. You aren't wrong mate.

So I'm guessing you believe people should choose death instead, right? Or you're going to pay for all these people's medications?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

If Health won't make piracy legal, it's hard to believe anything else will.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That’s a false dichotomy if I’ve ever heard one, dude.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Did you read the article, the part where the author's close friend died from a treatable illness? What other alternatives do you suggest?