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    That aside, as a medical professional, I have to say r/medicine is such a cesspool of a subreddit, and I don’t say this lightly.

    They regularly ridicule patients and specific conditions, harbour prejudiced views towards poor people and people from minority groups, and generally push pseudoscientific nonsense.

    It’s a really disheartening subreddit to visit when you’ve got your patient’s best interests at heart.

    Apart from that, I do agree with their view on UnitedHealth’s CEO.

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        Although it’s true that nurses can have some fucked up beliefs, don’t underestimate doctors. Some of my colleagues are ableist, misogynistic, bigoted, power hungry, with a superiority complex. I think these are the kind of Gps and specialists making r/medicine so awful.

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          Some of my colleagues are ableist, misogynistic, bigoted, power hungry, with a superiority complex.

          And some of them are even Redditors

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          Physicians are a highly-regarded professional class, and rightfully so in the vast majority of cases. But any role with that kind of social cache, you’re bound to have some complete asshats aim for that position.

          What’s the joke again? What do you call the person who graduated medical school at the bottom of their class? Doctor.

          (Also not to discount those folks going into medicine for the right reasons who burn out and become deeply cynical, bringing out their worst traits. As you obviously know, it’s not an easy job - I sure as hell couldn’t do it, unless I specialized in Pathology. Maybe.)

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          It was almost always male doctors being the most needlessly aggressive and condescending to me.

          Female nps were generally okay.

          They’re all human beings, and do human being things. Unfortunately? Maybe humans are a mistake and we should try over being dogs with opposable thumbs now.

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            Dr. Fido: I prescribe more licks and treats.

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                It’s an insurance thing, we have to say we tried it first or they won’t cover the treats.

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          I agree, but it’s like that in a lot of industries. Car mechanics, plumbers/electricians, IT. If you try to tell those people anything they will go out of their way to try to prove you wrong. Really weird behavior worthy of a scientific study.

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            I’ve been watching through Silicon Valley for the first time and holy shit is this Richard. He can’t take any form of criticism, he can’t just accept that other people have good ideas, and he constantly tanks his own prospects because of his stubbornness.

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              Sounds like my colleagues. But since medicine is a hierarchical culture that values conformity over critical thought, that type of behaviour tends to actually work in favour of the person.