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[–] 800XL@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Dont fucking use this. Let it lose money so it goes away. Amazon is awful enough and if this shit trend continues, Meta will get into healthcare too using posts, tracking cookies and purchases on the platform too.

[–] PandaPikachu@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

AI doctors are probably going to be a thing whether we want them or not, one way or another in the near future. I don't think it'll be going away. https://health.google/health-research/

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

So basically this

[–] Zikeji@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago

In my opinion, I think that properly done AI assisted doctors are a good thing. Doctors have to keep track of so much stuff that is constantly changing, just to make a diagnosis. AI guidance can and will help.

Keyword being "properly" which is probably not going to be the case.

[–] the_q@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So if you can't afford traditional insurance which is 100% a scam then why is this a bad alternative?

[–] thefloweracidic@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

This isn't a good alternative either. From reading the article it looks like this service is meant to screen less serious issues, and if those less serious issues need an in person doctor visit, you'll need insurance.

The deeper problem is that if our personal data is gold, our medical data is diamonds. It may not be tomorrow, or a decade from now, but I guarantee any sort of contact non-medical corporations make with our medical data will result in a darker dystopia.

Targeted ads will be more invasive. Insurance premiums can be increased for "unhealthy" purchases. Medical coverage can be denied based on economic decisions. The list can go on. We would pretty much get a more perverse profit driven medical system if companies like Amazon start wiggling their way into medicine. Also regulations won't keep us safe, you can thank lobbying for that.

[–] Outtatime@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Healthcare is already heavily corporatized in the US, this is just another worsening step.

[–] Outtatime@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Have you used this service? Can you tell me if it's better or worse than other medical services available?

[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I haven’t yet.

[–] Sabata11792@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

"Well after reading your internet history, I diagnosed you with depression."
-This session was sponcered by Gold Rope patented pre tied nooses.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 36 points 1 year ago (4 children)

USA please get your shit together. That's so dytopian my head hurts. And you are a vision of the future for all other countries. Thank god I'll be dead by then.

[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

America is falling apart, I don't think our countries consider them a "vision of the future".

Maybe 15-20 years ago, now we are just wondering when the collapse will happen

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I meant, we will face the same fate when our decision-makers see how deep they can bend the americans without getting any resistance. And it's soooo deeeep. And i didn't mean the vision-thing like the good old "murican dream". More like a dystopian vision.

[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Okay yeah, you make a scary valid point then. I can see it happening in Canada and a few European nations for sure.

Hell, all I have been seeing for the last 40+ years is a slow erosion of rights. The amount of laws and regulations alone has drastically increased since I was a kid.

[–] GONADS125@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've known this was coming for a few years after the CEO of my previous mental health employer told us he wanted to grow the company large enough to compete with Amazon who were going to be entering the primary care and mental healthcare field. He also warned of Walmart following suit.

It was a hard pill to swallow and I hoped he was wrong, but here we are... It's going to be a scary time if monopolies like Amazon and Walmart strangle out real providers and fuck up our healthcare industry even worse. We need these fuckers to have this fail spectacularly to preserve the industry.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

its really tough seeing dystopian satire become the norm.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

Totally! You already have it bad enough.

Sadly, the critical group will always be inferior to the ignorant or clueless. And hence could be ignored for decision-making. It won't fail. Just throw enough moneyz to marketing and people would even buy your bath-water. Luckily Amazon doesn't have that many moneyz. /s

[–] Raz@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Wanna bet politicians will speedrun that shit, so just in time for us to die while suffering the effects! :D

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yup when other countries politicians see how deep we will take it they want that for themselves.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, in the end, that's the ironic part. The american dream of freedom. You really got it. Sadly noone ever asked if that freedom should be for companies too.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

oh they did actually. its called citizens united and ruled that corporations are super citizens with all the benefits of a person but none of the disadvantages.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jeeez. I stand corrected. And baffled.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

superpacs would not exist without that law. With the law superpacs have been deciding the canidates to choose from since.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Turd-sandwich or. Douchebag.... Sigh

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

whats really scary is that was passed by a better supreme court. Also its been over a decade and we will never be as free as we were before it till its ended. I can't imagine what our current destroyers of democracy court will pass through. I hope internet stuff like this can be seen by future historians so they know folks were aware and against what was happening but pretty much powerless to stop it.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

At least you can rest assured on that. Nowadays history is harder to rewrite or "adapt". So there's that. But fuck. It shouldn't even be a thing

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Giving Amazon your medical history… what could possibly go wrong.

[–] ElBarto@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Me on Amazon: I'll buy some of these.

Amazon: according to your medical records we have decided that it is against your own health interest to purchase this product, so we cannot sell you this product, but here are some Amazon approved alternatives.

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

I mean Google and Facebook probably already know what diseases I have/will have long before Im diagnosed

[–] heygooberman@lemmy.today 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think I'm going to stick with my local hospital network and pharmacy. I'm doubtful that my health problems can be solved by a company with a very poor reputation on worker safety and wellness.

"Could you please pee into a soda bottle and hand it to the nearest Amazon delivery driver? They'll know how to handle it, don't worry, we've been training them for years "

[–] bit_thanos@monero.town 22 points 1 year ago

What could go wrong?

[–] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

For those not in the know, Amazon bought One Medical, they didn't create it. I've been using it since before the purchase and it has been much much better than any past medical care I've recieved.

I really hope that Amazon doesn't screw it up.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago
[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

I can't wait until every company out there knows that if I don't have a certain product I die and jacks up the price for only me! I also can't wait for my family to come over and see ads related to my very private diagnosis they know nothing about! I also can't wait for potential cures to be blocked on my browsing profile because it'll hinder Amazon's profits!

[–] Princeali311@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

And they will incorrectly bill you every single time and you'll spend hours with billing for your insurance and one medical to sort it out and it'll take months.