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Although we have to admit the moral hazard element too: by altering the risk calculus, it does seem to have helped weaken cultural norms around condom use and risky sexual behavior. Business is booming for bacterial infections.

Personally I’d say that’s a pretty good tradeoff: fear, stigma, and death for a different problem that’s more an annoyance than a mortal threat right now.



I think another overlooked portion is that we shouldn't be using meds (for infectious diseases) to enable fun (which seems common with sex). Eventually those meds will lose effectiveness, that's just evolution. Then the people who really do need them will be out of luck.




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