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Jan 13, 2023Liked by Jack Cluth

A friend and colleague of mine from grad school, rather than becoming a doctor of philosophy went on to become a doctor of medicine. By late 2021 he was vocally considering throwing in the towel as far as practicing medicine went, and just moving into administration or something. He'd signed some 60 death certificates in two years, and had patients who, with their last breath before being intubated, cursed him for lying about what was happening to them.

So, yeah, Diamond? Harry Morgan's line to John Wayne in "The Shootist" comes to mind: "Book, the day they put you under, what I'll do on your grave won't pass for dancing."

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Yeah, you can’t cure stupid.

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