Becoming a doctor in the United States is often viewed as a prestigious pursuit, but it comes with significant personal cost. For the average graduate (including those who were home-schooled) of the American education system, which emphasizes prolonged education over early productivity, the gravity of the sacrifice is impossible to grasp.
The typical path to becoming a doctor involves 12 of university education, medical school, and residency. This journey consumes one's youth, leaving little time for exploration, creativity, and most importantly, productive relationships. This academic journey, and the medical profession itself, can also insulate doctors from the real world, the principles of sound money, and the reality of violence, making it challenging to relate to patients and actually understand their concerns. Patients often value doctors who have diverse life experiences and can provide empathetic care.
Other costs are more direct. The financial burden of student loans is substantial, with the average medical student debt ranging from $200,000 to over $500,000. Nearly 30% of female physicians experience fertility issues. Nearly 40% of physicians "burn out", 30% of residents have diagnosed depression, overall and doctors have a suicide rate over two times higher than the general population. Not counting the addiction to caffeine, 10-15% of physicians will develop a substance use disorder at some point during their careers. Remember, these are all folks who started down the path of medical training uncoerced, most wanting to help people.
Before committing to a career in medicine, young people should carefully consider the personal costs. These include the sacrifices of relationships, wisdom, youth, productivity, fertility, creativity, and freedom. While being a doctor can be rewarding, it is essential to weigh these costs and consider alternative paths that offer a better path toward personal fulfillment through service.
Any tips for a one-week low-cost #honeymoon in #Switzerland? Asking for an American friend on Deadbird; let's show him that Nostr folks are the best 🫂💜⚡#askstr #asknostr
Friendly reminder that using #Strike isn't living on a bitcoin standard. Don't settle for mud pies when apple pies are close by.
Are you speaking in metaphors?
My question was supposed to be rhetorical, as in "Can you drain an empty tub?"
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Democracy sucks. Constitutional monarchies offer unmatched stability; they prevent power grabs by providing a non-political head of state. #Monarchy
Healthcare is not a human right.
Tax money must support healthcare.
These concepts are not at odds.
#HealthcareForAll #PublicHealth
The wealth gap continues to widen as billionaires amass unprecedented fortunes while millions struggle to make ends meet. Bitcoin does not fix this.
Still waiting on #kagi nostr:nprofile1qqsrgyzdaheuckfksqkgxz9r6qys72zh6j46f69hyzkv4a4j4vzfj6gpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtc4vpd0l to offer BTC / XMR lightning payment options
so much for privacy lol
I was using Brave Search but would regularly find its results weren’t very good, even with the Google fallback mixing enabled. But since switching to nostr:npub1xsgymm0ne3vndqpvsvy285qfpu59049t5n5twg9vetmt92cyn95snyzazx a few months after they launched in 2022, I now get the results I’m looking for every time. And I love that I can customize the results based on the types of sources it’ll query against. I even went so far as to benchmark Google itself and surprisingly Kagi outperformed even Google in terms of the quality and relevance of the results for each search. Even if you don’t partake in the promo running on NostrMedia.com, I highly suggest giving #Kagi a try!
Can't see a promo
🫡 Roger, much respect
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Love the 🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂
But I don't think that's a proper use of "open source"...
Can one close source any of these things?
