A risk assessment is a normal part of gambling. You’re just describing games, like the one you’re playing now to rationalize your gambling with your own life by avoiding getting any sort of health insurance.
They are when you bet something on the outcome— ya know, gambling… like how you risk both your financial future and your life when you choose to not have health insurance.
but as a single policy-holder there is a good chance they will pay me more then I pay out making it gambling.
But the risk isn’t health insurance vs gambling. That’s a straw man, as not having health insurance is already gambling, and you’re trying to change the argument because your previous reasoning was shown to be faulty.
Not if you lose your bet that anyone is willing to pay you your desired wage. Then it’s unemployment because you gambled and lost. And even if they do agree, it’s just luck that you won— but it’s still a gamble.
Good thing it’s typically mandated by state law. You don’t have a choice when it’s deducted from your paycheck in most cases, and you’re automatically enrolled. (In some states and situations, it’s paid for by the employers). Whether you ever take advantage of that is another matter.
However, that’s irrelevant. All you’ve done here is demonstrate poor decision-making skills, and a profound misunderstanding of the concepts of both insurance and gambling.
Then that’s foolish, but not really relevant to this discussion about health insurance… Unless your point is to illustrate that you have no real idea about what insurance is or how it works.
You’re “beliefs” - as you’ve explained them - appear to be based on a complete lack of knowledge of what insurance is, what it’s for, or how it works as well as several attempts to redefine the word “gambling” tp what fits your “beliefs.” None of your “beliefs” are supported by the facts— they’re complete contradicted by them.
What are you getting out of this, by telling me I’m wrong in my beliefs and expanding the definition of gambling to literally anything?
you’re spreading false information (your “beliefs”) as fact which could be harmful to others of they’re foolish enough to believe you. I don’t have to gain something in return just to do the right thing by posting the correct information on response. Life isn’t some zero-sum game where I have to be motivate by personal gain simply because your feelings got hurt.
Oh, and I didn’t define gambling— the dictionary did. Blaming me for pointing that out is juvenile. Your interpretations of those definitions are entirely on you.
Coming from the person who doesn’t “get” what insurance is or the meaning of the word “gambling” means until I had to post the definition from a dictionary.
I didn’t define gambling— the dictionary did. Blaming me because certain words have certain meanings is irrational, and is certainly not good-faith. And attacking me personally just because you have no other argument is just an Ad hominem.
That is the entirety of my side of this conversation to you so far.
Except for when you tried to change the subject to unemployment insurance, crossing the road, or my usage of quotation marks.
You are telling me that I’m wrong to believe what I do and you seem very invested in doing so.
I have told you - repeatedly - that your “beliefs” are clearly (based on everything you keep saying) based on a complete lack of understanding as to what insurance is, what it’s for, and how it works as well as not really knowing the definition or the word “gambling”. If you heard something other than what I’ve said, that’s on you.
I don’t want to walk away from this conversation because I feel like it might be rude and that you might actually need someone to talk to.
Is everything going well in your life?
Oh, more ad hominem attacks and deflection. Seems like you’re all out of arguments.
The first one, "Space Babies" was alright, but felt too childish. "The Devils Chord" didn't hit for me because they just didn't have the budget for really being able to explore a higher level being of such power....
Kids ruin everything. That kid ruined this episode.
Edit: also, what’s Moffat’s deal with medical treatment/hospitals? Did some nurse or doctor abuse him as a child? I get that some people don’t like going to the doctor or the hospitals, but every time Moffat writes a story that is even somewhat related to the subject, the doctors and nurses or medical personnel are always evil or monsters or something. In the first episodes of his era was Rory working as a nurse in a hospital that turned out to be a Cyberman factory.
Another is the two streams episode where Amy spends 30+ years dodging medical bots trying to inoculate her.
Today, a bunch of people on my Mastodon feed are making declarations about somebody apparently flying a flag upside down, and this apparently has something to do with the New York Times being terrible....
See, that’s where I was confused. Since it has rotational symmetry, I didn’t notice, since I just took an image and rotated it— but it didn’t consider how a flag hangs from a flagpole, with one edge having eyeholes for a rope or string. This means it would be inverted, not rotated, and the stripes would be different.
Vladimir Putin’s state visit to China this week was a show of strength. It was a chance for the Russian president to prove to the world that he has a powerful ally in his corner....
He should start practicing the window swan-dive into a cup of polonium tea now. The real trick is hitting the two bullets in the back of your head on the way down!
For some reason I've just never liked Spider-Man. He comes off as a whiney, ignorant child that never seems to grow up or mature despite everything he goes through. I love a good coming of age story, but he just never seems to become an adult.
The artist isn’t a framework. An artist creates a framework, from which they must eventually be separated (in your wording).
So, once an artist is prolific enough to establish (as you put it) a “framework”, then one can separate the judgement of the “framework” form the individual artist themselves.
If you are a Libertarian and hold liberty as your core value, why do you not believe in universal healthcare? Nothing impacts liberty more than sickness and death.
Trump demands drug test for Biden ahead of first debate ( thehill.com )
Former President Trump said he wants President Biden to be drug-tested before their first debate....
After Spending Years Relentlessly Chasing Fame, Sam Altman Complains That He's Getting Recognized In Public Too Much ( futurism.com )
Students Show Up to Graduation, Find Commencement Speaker Is an AI Robot ( futurism.com )
Is this season just not hitting for anyone else?
The first one, "Space Babies" was alright, but felt too childish. "The Devils Chord" didn't hit for me because they just didn't have the budget for really being able to explore a higher level being of such power....
I'm finally moving over to Lemmy! What are your favorite active communities on the platform?
Former Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Suggests Religion Is Used To Manipulate People ( wisportsheroics.com )
My favorite old ladysitting on her couch ( lemmy.world )
Why are people talking about flying a flag upside-down? ( kbin.social )
Today, a bunch of people on my Mastodon feed are making declarations about somebody apparently flying a flag upside down, and this apparently has something to do with the New York Times being terrible....
Velma Meets the Original Velma ( youtu.be )
What is the weirdest flavoured thing you've had?
Was it good?
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping: No longer a partnership of equals ( www.bbc.com )
Vladimir Putin’s state visit to China this week was a show of strength. It was a chance for the Russian president to prove to the world that he has a powerful ally in his corner....
RIP Twitter Dot Com: Elon Musk Moves Social Network to X Web Address ( variety.com )
Sony Music opts out of AI training for its entire catalog ( arstechnica.com )
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sues Meta, citing chatbot’s reply as evidence of shadowban ( arstechnica.com )
Milo Yiannopoulos Parts Ways With Kanye West Over Yeezy Porn Plan ( www.rollingstone.com )
Name a Superhero you just can't stand
For some reason I've just never liked Spider-Man. He comes off as a whiney, ignorant child that never seems to grow up or mature despite everything he goes through. I love a good coming of age story, but he just never seems to become an adult.
George W. Bush’s Original Paintings Are Making Their Disney Theme Park Debut ( people.com )
NYC's 'Portal' to Dublin to temporarily close after incidents of joy, mischief, occasional nudity ( www.fox5ny.com )
US says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete ( apnews.com )