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HNer gets mad at the idea of those with genetic diseases affecting insurance companies' profits even slightly, calls them out as the damn fraudsters they are (news.ycombinator.com)

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Like always, checking the commenting history of a hackernews like this usually turns up more hidden ~~gems~~ turds.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

This seems naive. We live in a society, and clearly lots of people depend on those companies for all sorts of things.

If Google disappeared, millions of businesses would lose access to their Google Docs. Many would go out of business.

If TSMC disappeared, then we might go back to 2015 in semiconductor technology for new laptops and phones... Oh well? Were computers so awful in 2015?

is this person fucking real?