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The Hollow Men of Hims

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204 points quadrin | 2 comments | 25 Jun 25 22:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.49s | source
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parpfish ◴[26 Jun 25 00:58 UTC] No.44383251[source]▶
> The genius of Hims lies in understanding that consumers will pay almost any premium to avoid the humiliation of discussing erectile dysfunction or hair loss with an actual human being.

Does the telemedicine appeal to people because they want to avoid embarrassment, or because they know that traditional doctors will schedule you for an appointment three months out just to say “have you tried getting better sleep, losing 30 pounds, and reducing stress?”

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827a ◴[26 Jun 25 02:13 UTC] No.44383636[source]▶
Every human is just one "are you drinking enough water? how much water are you drinking" interaction with their doctor away from instant radicalization against the traditional healthcare system. You can really tell the author of this article hasn't yet actually had to use the non-emergent American healthcare system for anything significant.
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1. ryandrake ◴[26 Jun 25 07:12 UTC] No.44384970[source]▶
The awfulness of the American health care system may explain, but does not justify a turn to things like quackery and faith healing.
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2. xboxnolifes ◴[26 Jun 25 09:22 UTC] No.44385629[source]▶
A justification is just a moralization of the explanation. It happened because of the explanation, regardless of the morality of it.