Maybe this attitude needs to stop. Get people more engaged with their health while collecting data so they can show up to their doctor with more information.
We don’t shut down the sale of car parts because Normies don’t normally do their own car repairs. Even if only a small
But passionate group takes control of their health data collection, why stop them?
I totally agree with everything you said, but just to further the point...
> We don’t shut down the sale of car parts because Normies don’t normally do their own car repairs.
We actually have done this, across industries. And now we have a "right to repair" movement because people realized their freedoms were curtailed.
It's important that we don't disrupt people's ability to learn about their own body. Some things are a health risk, and we want to prevent scams, but we shouldn't lock people out behind expensive and bureaucratic gate keepers.
> We actually have done this, across industries. And now we have a "right to repair" movement because people realized their freedoms were curtailed.
The difference is that for tests requiring doctor requisitions that is the government locking down access, whereas right to repair is laws preventing companies from locking down access (to increase their profits)
Maybe this attitude needs to stop. Get people more engaged with their health while collecting data so they can show up to their doctor with more information.
We don’t shut down the sale of car parts because Normies don’t normally do their own car repairs. Even if only a small But passionate group takes control of their health data collection, why stop them?