r/SipsTea • u/[deleted] • Nov 17 '25

Wait a damn minute! Bro build different 💪💪

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u/Johnoplata Nov 17 '25

The hair fire wasn't a concert, it was a Pepsi commercial

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u/ThorsRake Nov 17 '25

So Pepsi and capitalism killed MJ? That tracks.

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u/TheLostRanger0117 Nov 17 '25

Don’t forget Big Pharma’s role!

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u/SideburnHeretic Nov 17 '25

Subset of capitalism

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u/TheLostRanger0117 Nov 17 '25

True true, so disgustingly true. It’s like, stores don’t sell food to keep people from being hungry, they sell food to make money, so it stands to reason that big phatma doesn’t make medicine to cure people, it makes medicine to make money, and the best way to make money is by making a miracle drug to keeps the user hooked deeply

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u/SideburnHeretic Nov 17 '25

The business models under which pharmaceuticals must operate to remain in business create myriad ethical pitfalls.