Doctor: I’m going to write you a prescription. Your insurance probably won’t cover it.
Me: Is there a generic?
Doc: No.
Me: Is there another med that will do the same thing?
Doc. No.
Me: How much is it?
Doc: $1600 a month
Me: So I’m supposed to choose either paying my mortgage or this medicine?
Doc: Isn’t the American healthcare system grand…
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The U.S. military shot down an "object" that was flying in territorial waters over Alaska, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Friday afternoon during a White House press briefing. Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, a Pentagon spokesperson, said Friday afternoon that the military has located a significant amount of debris from the object, and confirmed that none of the green people that were on the craft were over 4' tall.
I keep seeing articles about Mastodon slumps, and journalists going back to Twitter. Is it fair to say, that maybe Mastodon isn't for journalists, or brands, or even people who want large accounts? Maybe Mastodon is true social media, for people who want to interact and discuss, not be influenced, sold to, or manipulated with cult style tactics and followings. There will always be groups who dislike the idea of the people controlling their own inputs, people who don't like the idea of accessible Administration, and people who don't like the idea that if we don't like a space that we can just move to another one, or even create our own. Individualism is scary to the kind of people who thrive on complacency, and not challenging the status quo.