By claiming that the companies are colluding and have raised the price, the charge is leveled that the companies are behaving immorally.
When people learn that the "old insulin" and "new insulin" are completely different products and that "old insulin" is still available at a low cost, the narrative and goodwill is shattered.
People hate being lied to and they hate being manipulated.
If you want to have a discussion that we should make the "new insulin" available for at low cost of for free, that is great! We can talk about the cost to manufacture and to develop drugs.
There are many smart people here and around the world, when we put our minds to a problem, we can find a solutions.
But by not acknowledging and downplaying the time and effort that companies and people have put into the "new insulin", then you are cheapening the work they have done and are signaling to everyone that you would do the same to their time and effort as well.
When people learn that the "old insulin" and "new insulin" are completely different products and that "old insulin" is still available at a low cost, the narrative and goodwill is shattered.
People hate being lied to and they hate being manipulated.
If you want to have a discussion that we should make the "new insulin" available for at low cost of for free, that is great! We can talk about the cost to manufacture and to develop drugs.
There are many smart people here and around the world, when we put our minds to a problem, we can find a solutions.
But by not acknowledging and downplaying the time and effort that companies and people have put into the "new insulin", then you are cheapening the work they have done and are signaling to everyone that you would do the same to their time and effort as well.