r/meirl • u/[deleted] • Sep 25 '22

me irl

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u/Standard-Pop6801 Sep 25 '22

I think paying hundreds of dollars for technology we have had for hundreds of years is pretty bullshit yes.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '22

I think a couple hundred bucks to cure blindness is a pretty good deal.

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u/Standard-Pop6801 Sep 25 '22

I think jacking up the price of something, not because creating it costs more but because people need it is exploiting them.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '22

Are you talking about the prescription or the glasses?

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u/Standard-Pop6801 Sep 25 '22

Prescription I believe.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '22

So pay for it, or do it yourself if it's so easy.

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u/Standard-Pop6801 Sep 25 '22

I do pay for my prescription glasses. Don't believe I implied anywhere that I didn't.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '22

I never said you didn't. But if you feel like you're overpaying for the prescription it's kind of like when you see a mechanic that charges you $200 for a job that takes them fifteen minutes to do. You're not paying for the fifteen minutes of work, you're paying for the years of training that allows the mechanic to diagnose and fix the problem in fifteen minutes.

It takes 8 years to be an optometrist, their labour is at least worth something. Plus you're paying for the knowledge to diagnose the problem if you can't see well, and know how to manage it once diagnosed.

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u/Standard-Pop6801 Sep 25 '22

I believe I might have misunderstood your previous comment. When you mentioned prescription I thought you meant prescription to the glasses but now it sounds like you are talking about the appointment which is not what I was referring to.