Christos Argyropoulos MD, PhD on Nostr: If one wants to understand what at first sight appear to be irrational health care ...
If one wants to understand what at first sight appear to be irrational health care behaviors (e.g. smoking), one must acknowledge that such behaviors lead to immediate and certain rewards, but future and uncertain risks. Hence, such behaviors may be quite rational for many ppl.
It is only at the system/societal level that risks and rewards can be integrated appropriately, and their different time horizons are aligned.
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