The "lack of friction" aspect seems like an understated issue. I think it's bad, but less problematic, in issues like shopping online but it's so important to see that "WTF?" look on people around you when you've got a crazy idea.
Chatbots are like an improv exercise in which you have to "yes, and" any madness pitched your way.
The idea that goal was to get us sick is a canard. The likely reality is that its just that politically motivated subsidies and cultural shifts, with a healthy dose of capitalism, is what's the culprit.
Saying it's like a grand conspiracy would be kinda like saying early Americans' obsession with drinking whiskey was some sort of diabolical machination. Nah: people like getting fucked up. People like doritos. It's just dialing in what makes money on the short term.
But 10,000x yes: people can't discern who the "them" really is. They're not working together as much as you'd think. We're just all living under every evil motherfucker pulling in a similar direction.
ICE is pulling a bunch of racist chuds. Imagine if the Marshalls pulled a bunch of folks who'd say, "fuck it, I'll arrest these chuds because I think it's right." Same energy, different purposes.
On some level, yes. Most of the experiments were performed on socially vulnerable populations (racial minorities, the mentally ill, prisoners, etc). But for the average (white) citizen, this is a history lesson, not something that informs current behaviors. Additionally, much of that is tied to organizations like the military, which is usually seen as a different part of the government.
The FDA actually had a very good run of being relatively citizen-focused and making things safer. It's only somewhat recently they've fully pivoted to the "businesses are clients" model, so a lot of people haven't adapted.
Also, to your original point, my perception is that the lack of trust in the profit driven medical world is not that they can't help, but that they'll deny help if it costs too much. A common sentiment I hear is that the US has "the best healthcare in the world," and then complaints about how the insurance process bars access to it because of money.
Yes, there are people who believe things like "they've cured cancer but keep the cure hidden to make money off the treatments," but that's not the norm.
From native genocide and chattel slavery to imperialist massacres, Vietnam, and the Middle East, it kinda feels like there were just a few good moments tucked into a pretty rough history.
For me, the current, open, cascade failure just highlights how thin the veneer over hundreds of years of atrocities has been.
A tax equal to double the increase in utility costs caused by data centers/server farms shall be collected and distributed equally between residents and the local municipality.
"Bailiff, execute these men."
Feels good to say. Maybe you should be a judge.