Is there anything that only the rich can currently afford but that everyone will have in the future?
snek_boi @ snek_boi @lemmy.ml Posts 49Comments 433Joined 4 yr. ago
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A friend's uncle paid to travel to an elite American hospital to get stem cell therapy instead of a knee replacement. While he did pay for the flight and the living expenses, he did not pay for the treatment because it was experimental. So yeah, it does cost a lot, but not because of the treatment itself. Of course, this coukd change when patents are applied and capitalism takes over the therapy.