You Can Thank Private Equity for That Enormous Doctor’s Bill (www.wsj.com)
from Xatolos@reddthat.com to world@lemmy.world on 31 May 2024 21:01
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Balthazar@lemmy.world on 31 May 2024 21:49 next collapse

Paywall.

Out of curiosity, how can there be 30 upvotes on a paywalled article? Do they all have WSJ subscriptions?

MrQuallzin@lemmy.world on 31 May 2024 21:59 next collapse

Mainly just people reading the headline, upvoting, then continue scrolling (I am guilty of this as a lurker). Working in healthcare, I don’t even need to read this article to know it’s true. Private equity is the antithesis of good public healthcare.

applepie@kbin.social on 01 Jun 2024 02:49 collapse

They have been taking over practices since at least early 2010s.

By the time this shit goes normie stream, the fuckening has already happened.

Privacy is another example lol

ConstipatedWatson@lemmy.world on 31 May 2024 22:00 next collapse

You’re certainly right about observing this incongruity. It’s probably one statement that feels so obviously correct that people upvote it without even bothering to read the article.

Xatolos@reddthat.com on 31 May 2024 22:07 next collapse

github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome?tab=…

CatOnTheChainWax@lemmy.today on 01 Jun 2024 01:26 next collapse

THANK YOU! I can finally read the NYT now

impure9435@kbin.run on 01 Jun 2024 08:43 collapse

I recommend switching to Bypass Paywalls Clean, since Bypass Paywalls is not maintained anymore.

CatOnTheChainWax@lemmy.today on 01 Jun 2024 18:07 collapse

Thank you too!! I tried it last night and I couldn’t get into NYT or other sites on the permissions list. I’ll try this one today

impure9435@kbin.run on 02 Jun 2024 00:43 collapse

12ft.io and archive.is are also worth trying out if BPC doesn't work for some reason. There are also self-hosted solutions like 13ft and ladder.

impure9435@kbin.run on 01 Jun 2024 08:43 collapse

It's not maintained anymore. The last commit is 8 months old. Use Bypass Paywalls Clean instead, here's the Firefox version: https://github.com/bpc-clone/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean

[deleted] on 31 May 2024 22:28 next collapse
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impure9435@kbin.run on 01 Jun 2024 08:48 collapse

Use archive.is to access the full article

insaan@leftopia.org on 01 Jun 2024 12:36 collapse
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 31 May 2024 22:01 collapse

You can think private equity for expensive everything.

And also all of your favorite stores and restaurants closing down for no good reason.

SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world on 31 May 2024 23:34 collapse

Came here to say this. Thank you for beating me to it.

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 31 May 2024 23:37 collapse

If civilization survives, our descendants are going to look back at private equity firms and wonder why we allowed such things to exist.

OsaErisXero@kbin.run on 01 Jun 2024 00:48 collapse

If civilization is going to survive, leaving this specific problem to our descendents won't be an option. Private Equity is an us problem, and we need to treat it like one.