On: Tim O’Reilly makes a case for why venture capital is starting to do more harm

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People buy horrible prescription opiates generally with no recourse to the legal system, and that's legal.

[WalterBright → sukilot]

It's not adulterated drugs. There have been no allegations that the opiates were not the chemicals they were advertised as being.

[sukilot → WalterBright]

They were falsely advertised as non-addictive, and they were prescribed by bribed doctors violating their fiduciary duty to their patients.

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The false advertising and bribery is illegal, and they are being pursued by the court system both criminally and civilly.