>enslaved by studying, extracurriculars in HS to get into good college
>enslaved by studying, extracurriculars in college to get into med school
>enslaved by studying, extracurriculars in med school to get into residency
>12 years of nonstop studying at this point, anywhere from 26-30 years old, 20s basically already gone
>get into residency, slave away 80 hours a week for 3-6 years
>finally become a doctor, 30-36 years old at this point
>start practicing medicine
>50-80 hour work week, crushing student loans means salary is irrelevant for 5-30 years
>spend 95% of your time treating symptoms, almost never curing or preventing any disease
>actively doing harm with overprescribing, unnecessary procedures out the wazoo
>even if you actually try to focus on preventative and curative health, capitalistic society is built around monetizing and sustaining people's poor health
>essentially a means of generating profit for hospitals, pharmaceuticals, medical device industry
>waste away your life in obscurity, having spent it all doing more harm to yourself and society than good
>die of stress at 65, sitting on a tiny forture you never had time to spend
>50 years from now, 75% of treatments you prescribed are no longer in practice after proven useless or harmful
>a legacy of pure anticontribution to society
>enslaved by studying, extracurriculars in college to get into med school
>enslaved by studying, extracurriculars in med school to get into residency
>12 years of nonstop studying at this point, anywhere from 26-30 years old, 20s basically already gone
>get into residency, slave away 80 hours a week for 3-6 years
>finally become a doctor, 30-36 years old at this point
>start practicing medicine
>50-80 hour work week, crushing student loans means salary is irrelevant for 5-30 years
>spend 95% of your time treating symptoms, almost never curing or preventing any disease
>actively doing harm with overprescribing, unnecessary procedures out the wazoo
>even if you actually try to focus on preventative and curative health, capitalistic society is built around monetizing and sustaining people's poor health
>essentially a means of generating profit for hospitals, pharmaceuticals, medical device industry
>waste away your life in obscurity, having spent it all doing more harm to yourself and society than good
>die of stress at 65, sitting on a tiny forture you never had time to spend
>50 years from now, 75% of treatments you prescribed are no longer in practice after proven useless or harmful
>a legacy of pure anticontribution to society
