Vitamins and painkillers: Difference between revisions

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When I’m alone with you <br>
When I’m alone with you <br>
:— H Lewis (1984)}}The theory goes, so say any number of [[Thought leader|thought-pieces]], that there are two kinds of technology business:
:— H Lewis (1984)}}The theory goes, so say any number of [[Thought leader|thought-pieces]], that there are two kinds of technology business:
{{l1}}'''Painkillers''': Those that address acute immediate problems<li>
{{l1}}'''Painkillers''': Those that address acute immediate problems.<li>
'''Vitamins''': Those that prevent problems over the medium to long term: </ol>
'''Vitamins''': Those that prevent problems over the medium to long term.</ol>


This is a threadbare view of the medical profession, let alone the commercial world at large.
This is a threadbare view of the medical profession, let alone the commercial world at large. To indulge what may be just a bad [[metaphor]], it overlooks important medical functions such as, you know, ''diagnosing'' patients and then ''curing'' them.  


To indulge what may be just a bad [[metaphor]], it overlooks important medical functions such as, you know, ''diagnosing'' patients and then ''curing'' them.
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