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“Yet they have compromised their news coverage by pandering”

Is this statement opinion or backed by data?

Either way, I’m not sure you understand the purpose of a free press. A free press gives all audiences an opportunity to find contrarian viewpoints in the media. That’s it. There’s nothing else because that’s all that’s possible.

There’s not some perfect state that exists where all media outlets (Fox News, CBS, Mother Jones) are perfectly neutral.

This is why freedom of the press and freedom of speech are so important.

No.

Patient took medication and were responsible for their health.

Doctors wrote the scripts and have the ultimate responsibility to the patients.

Pharmacies dispensed the medications as instructed by the scripts.

Big Pharma (Sackler) makes and markets the drugs.

Distribution is only responsible for making sure drugs arrive efficiently to their location. I would work for a drug distributor again if the pay were better.

Americans are always looking for someone else to blame for their choices.

I love the moral outrage about “getting clicks”

Journos wouldn’t have to get clicks, if you people (yes, you people) would pay for journalism but no lets continue to post archive links on HN.

I’m throughly disappointed by the pampered, know-it-all tech class who continually complain about the world but refuses to make investments or engage in collective bargaining to force the tech billionaire class.

Apparently all it takes to sell one’s soul is the feeling of superiority, $150k+ wages and stock options.

In the 2010s, we had a similar situation but it wasn’t illegal.

I used to work for a large drug distributor both pre and during the opioid epidemic.

At the time (pre-SUPPORT Act), distributors weren’t required to notify the DEA about anomalous ordering so we didn’t provide data to law enforcement unless they sent a subpoena.

To increase profits, we identified our best customers of opioids and updated our inventory tracking system to send rebates and early warning notifications to providers so they’d buy more earlier.

Each provider has a sales rep (territory) mapped so we could figure out bonuses easily.

We the software engineering team were paid well for it, but not as much as the sales reps who got a percentage of the buy.

Is there any organization currently working on this idea in the US?

I'm not fully understanding the concept and would like to know more about public ownership for renters in practice.

This is a great piece that provides a much needed look at the "other side" of James Randi.

Many will claim that it is not right for the author to speak ill of the dead but in this current climate it is best for us to see Mr. Randi and by extension ourselves for who we really are...

We and our heroes are fallible human beings driven by our own desires. We are both capable of great harm and good. Let's not hide our darkness but bring it to light.

Not understanding the point, unless your aim is to be conspiratorial in nature.

The Stanford/Hoover Institute studies are obviously the contrarian view so yes "society" allows an opposing viewpoint...backed by data.

Last I checked, you're free to conclude whatever you wish even when lacking verifiable data unless your actual goal is to be liked by some particular segment of "society."

Exactly!

There is a reason why factories put their punch clock AT THE DOOR.

Workers leave their assigned areas, pass through security, proceed to the punch clock and exit the facility.

Apple is one of the wealthiest companies in the world. The cost of adding an additional security guard and letting their employees exit from the rear of each store is negligible.