Unpopular Opinions-Non Football Related

bazjonster said:

McBobbin said:

Re the cure for cancer, I've worked on a few... A complete cure to all cancers is a long, long way off. 

Unpopular opinion time - global pharma may not be perfect, but it's the best model we've got right now..

Thank you for adding a bit of sanity to that particular topic McBobbin, and thank you for the selfless work you've done in that field. In my (unpopular?) opinion, the premise that governments and pharmaceutical companies have a cure for this awful disease but have kept it 'secret' for financial reasons is utterly ludicrous!!

There's not a family on the planet that has not been affected by cancer in some way. To think that government leaders and CEOs/employees of pharmaceutical companies are keeping a cure a 'dark secret' in order to keep lining their pockets, whilst some of their loved ones and friends contract the disease, is nuts! It's of 'flat earth' proportions.

Hardly selfless, seeing as I help to protect the IP, thus making many drugs unaffordable... Which again is a less than perfect system. Perhaps a model based around worldwide government funding and all drugs are free for all... Though can see how that might be a dangerous political football. Charitable funding? Possibly half an answer.

Anyway, totally agree with your point. There's no reason in earth why information like that would be suppressed

QatarNapsy said:

LawrieAbrahams said:

Gin is best with tonic, ice and lemon and not flavoured with raspberry, strawberry, pomegranate or any other fruit.

Gin is best with tonic, ice and LIME.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Has to be lemon, and Schweppes Indian Tonic, none of this floral Fever Tree crap.

TFL should ban muppets who think using their mobile phone to tap in and tap out is a good idea. It’s not, it clearly never works without having half a dozen tries and all you do is create a queue of people behind you. 

McBobbin said:

bazjonster said:

McBobbin said:

Re the cure for cancer, I've worked on a few... A complete cure to all cancers is a long, long way off. 

Unpopular opinion time - global pharma may not be perfect, but it's the best model we've got right now..

Thank you for adding a bit of sanity to that particular topic McBobbin, and thank you for the selfless work you've done in that field. In my (unpopular?) opinion, the premise that governments and pharmaceutical companies have a cure for this awful disease but have kept it 'secret' for financial reasons is utterly ludicrous!!

There's not a family on the planet that has not been affected by cancer in some way. To think that government leaders and CEOs/employees of pharmaceutical companies are keeping a cure a 'dark secret' in order to keep lining their pockets, whilst some of their loved ones and friends contract the disease, is nuts! It's of 'flat earth' proportions.

Hardly selfless, seeing as I help to protect the IP, thus making many drugs unaffordable... Which again is a less than perfect system. Perhaps a model based around worldwide government funding and all drugs are free for all... Though can see how that might be a dangerous political football. Charitable funding? Possibly half an answer.

Anyway, totally agree with your point. There's no reason in earth why information like that would be suppressed

The unpopular point being, if a cure was to be found, I just don’t have the faith and confidence that it will be released. The industry makes far, far too much money and the worldwide economy will suffer dramatically for it. It’s completely wrong and I hate this idea/thought, but it is something that could happen. The amount of money going into research and medicines anyway, a lot of things based and reliant upon that money wouldn’t exist. It would put too many people out of work, it would mean we continue to over-populate our planet.

Again, I repeat that it is awful and horrible. And you don’t have to agree, that’s the point of this thread I suppose. But it is what it is. 

Wilma said:

Harry Potter is just a kids book and adults should stop banging on about it. 

'would you like the book in the children's or adult's cover'

Huskaris said:

David Attenborough is massively overrated, he sits in a studio doing a bit of voiceover work while some poor bastard sits in the arctic for 3 months, and no, this injustice is not solved by the fact they give the cameraman 30 seconds once a series. 

I'll admit that I'm a bit of a superfan of David Attenborough, so strongly disagree with this. The irony is that having had the privilege of spending time with him, he'd agree with you.

Sage said:

McBobbin said:

bazjonster said:

McBobbin said:

Re the cure for cancer, I've worked on a few... A complete cure to all cancers is a long, long way off. 

Unpopular opinion time - global pharma may not be perfect, but it's the best model we've got right now..

Thank you for adding a bit of sanity to that particular topic McBobbin, and thank you for the selfless work you've done in that field. In my (unpopular?) opinion, the premise that governments and pharmaceutical companies have a cure for this awful disease but have kept it 'secret' for financial reasons is utterly ludicrous!!

There's not a family on the planet that has not been affected by cancer in some way. To think that government leaders and CEOs/employees of pharmaceutical companies are keeping a cure a 'dark secret' in order to keep lining their pockets, whilst some of their loved ones and friends contract the disease, is nuts! It's of 'flat earth' proportions.

Hardly selfless, seeing as I help to protect the IP, thus making many drugs unaffordable... Which again is a less than perfect system. Perhaps a model based around worldwide government funding and all drugs are free for all... Though can see how that might be a dangerous political football. Charitable funding? Possibly half an answer.

Anyway, totally agree with your point. There's no reason in earth why information like that would be suppressed

The unpopular point being, if a cure was to be found, I just don’t have the faith and confidence that it will be released. The industry makes far, far too much money and the worldwide economy will suffer dramatically for it. It’s completely wrong and I hate this idea/thought, but it is something that could happen. The amount of money going into research and medicines anyway, a lot of things based and reliant upon that money wouldn’t exist. It would put too many people out of work, it would mean we continue to over-populate our planet.

Again, I repeat that it is awful and horrible. And you don’t have to agree, that’s the point of this thread I suppose. But it is what it is. 

So you don't think like GravesendAddick that a cure has been found.
You just think if a cure was found it might be "buried".

If a cure was found, big time money would be made from it gave no fear. People will always get cancer, as the biggest cause is aging, an aging population will continue to get cancer and need curing. It might be possible to put a stop to aging (need to fix telomere degradation and senesense... it can be done in some models) but even that won't wipe out cancer for good. 

hawksmoor said:

Keeping it light again. Frank Sinatra; no matter how many people tell me he's the consummate interpreter of the American songbook, to me his singing sounds like he's just talking.

Exactly - he basically invented rapping. 

James Corden is an annoying Twat. 

favershamaddick said:

James Corden is an annoying Twat. 

The thread is for unpopular opinions... Surely your comment isnt that?

Conspiracy theories about "BigPharma" are risible juvenile tosh.

Henry Irving said:

"Unpopular Opinions" is a tired concept that should be allowed to quietly fade away.

Please.

People trusting Jeremy Corbyns judgement.

Remember he once looked across a crowded room saw Dianne Abbott and thought fuck me she's gorgeous .