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		ryandrake on July 1, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How much health insurers pay for almost everything... Yea, it appeals to the same brain matter that conspiracy theorists appeal to: "The mainstream is wrong, and only we few lucky people know the real truth! <Authority figures> are lying to you with their awful _complexity_ and _nuance_ so they can take your money, and hate our truth because it is simple and doesn't let them take your money."

pessimizer on July 2, 2022 [–]

It's more that some people have a realistic view of incentives, and know that people tend not to like things that reduce their income.

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