I found this article very thought-provoking.
It's not just about healthcare, the topics cover education and even in one case providing a decent burial. I'm sure there are members who will defend this situation but I'm with the author of the article. A little girl being praised for selling $1,000 worth of lemonade to try to save her mother's life (she needs a kidney transplant that would cost $400,000) isn't a feel-good story and the media who attempt to portray it as that are complicit in perpetuating a cruel society.
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To be clear, while we can admire the never-say-die attitude of those in tough conditions, this is no substitute for guaranteed public programs to help those in dire need. The problem with perseverance porn is not the brave subjects of the articles, but the lack of any journalistic scrutiny examining the failings of society that placed them in such desperate circumstances to begin with. |
It's not just about healthcare, the topics cover education and even in one case providing a decent burial. I'm sure there are members who will defend this situation but I'm with the author of the article. A little girl being praised for selling $1,000 worth of lemonade to try to save her mother's life (she needs a kidney transplant that would cost $400,000) isn't a feel-good story and the media who attempt to portray it as that are complicit in perpetuating a cruel society.
via International Skeptics Forum https://ift.tt/2nqxJbg
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