Scooter,
To a degree I would agree with part of your post. Indeed, I wouldn't mind doing well, by doing good. The extra money wouldn't hurt, but it's not essential. We live frugally and don't need mega mansions, fancy cars, etc. I'm old, running out of Life-time and probably have enough to get my wife and I to our little boxes of ash, LOL.
So guilty as charged, but at the same time I WANT TO SEE THIS DRUG - Leronlimab - APPROVED. It has the capacity to offer hope and improve people's lives. Simultaneously, it sincerely (trying to be polite here) annoys me, because I believe leronlimab could have saved thousands of those lives so tragically and cruelly lost to Covid.
Blanking when it comes to the FDA/BP/GOV'T>(specifically the large number especially congressfolk joyfully "in BP's pocket" the best representation money can by) conspiracy to profit enormously at the cost of lives painfully lost, families trashed, and economies pushed to the brink. Chug some Remdesivir, sell it to everyone, Fauci says "It Works!" and the FDA gives it the rubber-stamp, while HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS die, because expensive Remdesivir and the FDA's other "wonder drugs" appear to be varying degrees of worthless. Shall I go on with some of the other "Pharma-stars" approved on a lot less proof than leronlimab has amassed?
Misiu could probably list them by heart.
I have no interest in hurling lightning bolts from the top of the mountain. I respect many of the people on this board - like Marksch who saved his wife's life, like misiu who sincerely tries "to help", How about black ops trying to help us from being "taken to the cleaners", like Dolphintom trying his heart out to save a friend and more.
It's okay to view things differently. Sure there's some here strictly for the money...its called investing and they picked a risky one, but for many others the reward is knowing we're trying to do something good.
So while I CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LERONLIMAB, I've decided not to climb the mountain with an armload of lightning bolts, because it appears to be a very foggy day up there.