Batman bin Suparman

Median home price in the US last year was about 450k, so I’d say your scale is a bit skewed.

My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

The answer to that question is always yes.

That’s a feature, not a bug.

A whole new spin on a “transporter buffer overflow”.

And seriously, I know I’m making it warm in here but can y’all put your shirts back on? This is getting weird.

Probably shouldn’t keep them at all, pockets or no pockets.

No mention of salted pork or second breakfast. Obviously propoganda from a Big Trek shill

Pickles!

It is the “sharing is caring” ideology after all. Can’t fault em for inconsistency.

Acorn trees? You mean oak trees?

You’re thinking of the new assassins creed

Exactly, each keystroke is an atomic task! Doesn’t that make you feel more productive?

I’d argue that if it’s possible to only partially complete it, it wasn’t an atomic task to begin with.

The only ideal that type of company has at its heart is the pursuit of profit. If they see a real cure that costs less than the long term “maintenance” care they would be all over it. If not, then not.

Novel cancer treatments aren’t a terribly good comparison in my opinion. Rarely does a single one in isolation offer a clear and permanent cure - though with any categorization that broad there are of course exceptions.

Hell, when scientists identify care that is likely enough to prevent the need of reactive treatment insurance companies often make it free to lower their overall costs - teeth cleaning and flu shots for example. That’s not altruism on their part, it’s economics.

This is actually one case insurance companies would be ALL OVER a real fix. People with spinal injuries have tons of medical complications that cost throughout their entire life. An insurance company would definitely be interested in unloading persistent fiscal drains like that.

Don’t get me wrong, the medical insurance industry is a fucking terror, especially in the US with the degree of regulatory capture involved. In this one case though, a real cure would serve their interests at anything less than a massive cost on their part.

No no. The details clearly state “demon”.

Not necessarily. He might just be greedy for a bigger job in Texas policy. If he can throw the brown shirts a little victory without it costing him reelection that could get him enough currency for them to want to support him for higher office.

Cynical exercise of power for personal gain is not illegal so far as I know.

As dumb as it is, it’s STILL the smartest thing I’ve ever heard him say.