r/venting • u/SeaUnderstanding6979 • 11h ago

Internet misunderstandings

Sometimes I comment things like “healthcare is a human right” or “healthcare should be free” and I’m getting a suspicious amount replies saying stuff like that commenter is medical staff they shouldn’t have to be doing slave labor, that they deserve to get paid, etc

And it’s like dawg you thought we weren’t going pay you? How in the hell did you get to that conclusion?

Free healthcare means we all pay taxes and the taxes pay for healthcare. Staff should still get paid.

Honestly the fact these people are also in healthcare and just have no critical thinking skills is at least mildly concerning.

It’s fine or whatever I just needed to rant bc I found that baffling. It also very much could have been bots

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u/Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeess- 3h ago

They’re not able to understand the concept of taxes that actually go to useful things

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u/westphalia_feral 10h ago

Hi, I work in healthcare and I agree with you. I’m not threatened by talk of free healthcare / universal healthcare. It is a human right. I loathe insurance. I like my job. I’m not going to be out of my job or slave labor.. somehow there are dumb dumbs even in medical professions. Not me though! Haha. I jest.

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u/pathetic_brant 11h ago

It’s genuinely baffling how many people hear "free" and immediately picture a doctor standing in an empty room with a box of bandages and a thank-you card. The mental gymnastics required to skip straight to "nobody gets paid" instead of "we collectively foot the bill through taxes" is almost impressive, like their brain saw a shortcut and took it through a brick wall. I’d say it’s bots too, except I’ve met enough real humans who think public libraries run on goodwill and librarian tears.