<2022-03-25T18:40:24.000Z> blue: Hello McNabb, I've been listening to the shows for a while and in particular some of the things you have said about the medical industry have stuck with me. I've got the option of going into medicine and becoming a doctor, which most people will say is a great profession, but having worked for a while in a support role (hospital security guard) I have had a taste of the more spastic and soulcrushing side of the industry. I relistened to the Hyperpodcastism on the medical industry recently and I can't help but shake a sense of dread about going into medicine. You mentioned that some philosopher had referred to hospitals as disciplinary institutions and the more I reflect on what I have seen in hospitals the more it rings true. I spent roughly a year working in locked psych wards and emergency departments guarding high risk mental health patients (drug addicts, non-whites, or a combination of the two) and inside the locked wards a remark I heard multiple times was that it was worse than prison. I found it hard to believe at first, but after hearing it several times, I know it must be true. Based on my first hand experience, medical facilities aren't much fun, but I am not sure if that's a biased outlook. I've been trying to get an idea of how medical staff have it, but I have got mixed signals from the people I've asked. The whole thing is opaque and I have not found anyone lucid enough to give me an answer that I can trust. I am wondering though, seeing as you have worked as an EMT and you have your head screwed on, would you recommend working in medicine?
<2022-04-03T16:57:15.000Z> McNabb: Only for the experience. A couple years or so should be enough.
<2022-07-06T13:49:40.000Z> blue: If it's only good for that, then I'll just do some more hospital security. Pays alright and doesn't carry the same responsibilities or debt as the medical staff.