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To me, it's the difference between "is a requirement for" and "is the cause of".

- People drive cars.

- Cars are car jacked.

- If people did not drive cars, carjackings could not happen.

- People driving cars is a requirement for carjackings.

- People driving cars is not a cause of carjackings.

I understand that it is possible and truthful to argue that people driving cars is a cause of carjackings; it's just not my view of the meaning of those words.



You're letting pedantry get in the way of the far more important point that making the medication more affordable would save lives.


By claiming that the companies are colluding and have raised the price, the charge is leveled that the companies are behaving immorally.

When people learn that the "old insulin" and "new insulin" are completely different products and that "old insulin" is still available at a low cost, the narrative and goodwill is shattered.

People hate being lied to and they hate being manipulated.

If you want to have a discussion that we should make the "new insulin" available for at low cost of for free, that is great! We can talk about the cost to manufacture and to develop drugs.

There are many smart people here and around the world, when we put our minds to a problem, we can find a solutions.

But by not acknowledging and downplaying the time and effort that companies and people have put into the "new insulin", then you are cheapening the work they have done and are signaling to everyone that you would do the same to their time and effort as well.




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