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<blockquote data-quote="odako" data-source="post: 1456954" data-attributes="member: 20336">My feelings towards doctors are mixed. I respect what they do to an extent, but I don&#039;t respect them entirely, and as I&#039;m getting older my respect is waning<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">I work at a university, I know many pre-med students, and I&#039;m not impressed -- their idea of learning is by rote and routine and are pathologic cheaters (no offense to Roosh who used to be a pre-med student)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Full on medical students are by and large some of the most amoral, two-faced snakes to interact with</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">When I have gone to doctors, it&#039;s a matter of &quot;let&#039;s try this medicine&quot;. About two and a half years ago, I had trouble sleeping, so I went to a doctor to see what they can recommend:&nbsp; I was given an antidepressant, which I stopped because it brought about a slew of other issues which were worse than my inability to sleep.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">There was a scandal a few years ago in Japan, when med school exams were &quot;rigged&quot; to limit entry of female students. Of course, the Western mainstream media created an uproar, and Japanese society was evil and misogynist. The universities were forced to apologize, but they were on to something for limiting female entry. It&#039;s fairly common for women to either quit med school or put their career on hold indefinitely. That&#039;s a crappy thing to do --- that spot at the university could&#039;ve been filled by an equally or more qualified student. The Japanese were being very realistic here</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">I have a relative now, she&#039;s almost 100 years old, and hospitalized. No one is allowed to visit her because of this FLU, despite feeling desperately alone and depressed. Her body is frail but her mind is still 100% sharp, she hasn&#039;t seen her daughter or grandchildren in days, and misses everyone. How do doctors follow these policies and sleep at night? I&#039;ve come to the conclusion that becoming a doctor requires some degree of psychopathy</li>
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[QUOTE="odako, post: 1456954, member: 20336"] My feelings towards doctors are mixed. I respect what they do [I]to an extent, [/I]but I don't respect them entirely[I], [/I]and as I'm getting older my respect is waning [LIST] [*]I work at a university, I know many pre-med students, and I'm not impressed -- their idea of learning is by rote and routine and are pathologic cheaters (no offense to Roosh who used to be a pre-med student) [*]Full on medical students are by and large some of the most amoral, two-faced snakes to interact with [*]When I have gone to doctors, it's a matter of "let's try this medicine". About two and a half years ago, I had trouble sleeping, so I went to a doctor to see what they can recommend: I was given an antidepressant, which I stopped because it brought about a slew of other issues which were worse than my inability to sleep. [*]There was a scandal a few years ago in Japan, when med school exams were "rigged" to limit entry of female students. Of course, the Western mainstream media created an uproar, and Japanese society was evil and misogynist. The universities were forced to apologize, but they were on to something for limiting female entry. It's fairly common for women to either quit med school or put their career on hold indefinitely. That's a crappy thing to do --- that spot at the university could've been filled by an equally or more qualified student. The Japanese were being very realistic here [*]I have a relative now, she's almost 100 years old, and hospitalized. No one is allowed to visit her because of this FLU, despite feeling desperately alone and depressed. Her body is frail but her mind is still 100% sharp, she hasn't seen her daughter or grandchildren in days, and misses everyone. [B]How do doctors follow these policies and sleep at night? [/B]I've come to the conclusion that becoming a doctor requires some degree of psychopathy [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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