This sad day we are compelled to hurl the Darwin Award trophy at the human race. WTF you idiots? Homo sapiens with money to buy vaccines against COVID-19 decided to deny vaccination to poor Homo sapiens who cannot afford them—but can manufacture them—but can’t because “Drug companies say the move would cut into their profits.” (#1)
We are doomed idiots.
Worldwide pandemic control is a vast benefit to the entire Homo sapiens species. Worldwide vaxine* availability will save lives immediately, and also reduce harmful mutation uprisings. Concerned citizens are urging the powers that be to waive patent protections on Covid-19 vaccines.
Homo sapiens: “Shots in arms STAT! Open Source the vax.”
Homo gollum: “No! My Precious O my Precious profits.”
“And with that, even as his eyes were lifted up to gloat on his prize, he stepped too far, toppled, wavered on the brink, and then … he fell and he was gone.” -The Hobbit
The human hive is fucking moronic. A broken game called ‘money’ is more important than our species’ health? That stinkin’ thinkin’ leads toward extinction by several paths, from crushing out irreplaceable planetary biodiversity, to living a life of stress in the midst of paradise, to hoarding precious vaccinations for profit.
And like dinguses, we don’t see that this is going to repeatedly ricochet back on us.
Many unvaccinated people will die, as
Money flows to vax-controlling corporations, but
Harmful mutations arise in poor, sick populations, so
Money-waving humans demand new vaccines! then
More money flows to our vaccine overlords.
REPEAT.
The news says,
“New mRNA vaccines (…) are relatively easy to manufacture. Scientists compare [the biotechnology] to an old-fashioned cassette player: Try one tape, and if it’s not right, just pop in another. Moderna expects $18.4 billion in vaccine sales this year, but it is the delivery system — the cassette player — that is its most prized secret. Disclosing it could mean giving away the key to the company’s future. (#2)
Cassette Technology: The Cat In The Bag
Pharma companies don’t want to share RNA COVID-19 Vaccine manufacturing with any global health authority because once they do share, the cat is out of the bag. RNA Vaccines Are ‘Game Over’ Disruptive Technology. At ‘Warp Speed’ Universities and Pharma stumbled on a super-easy super-fast way of discovering new vaccines. RNA vaccines will be developed to cure many diseases, leading to the biggest pile of gold you’ve ever seen at the end of the rainbow. Viruses will be toppled like dominos in the coming decades. And being a money-human grants you access, while being a poor human gets you squat.
I know diddly squat about the intricacies of how citizens might apply pressure to companies and governments to behave with morality. But strategy boardgamers know that the abstraction of ‘money’ is a broken system, and a broken abstraction is a stupid reason to impede and degrade global health. Congratulations, human race, you’ve finally pushed yourself into a spiral of doom. Hang tight to the ‘Greedy Vax Darwin Award’ as you stumble into this petty pit of poop.
I invite you to explore FURTHER READING below. —Wendy Northcutt
FURTHER READING: Rich Countries Signed Away a Chance to Vaccinate the World, Poor Countries Are Fighting With Drug Companies Over Vaccines, Money Is Not The Solution To Our Problems; Money Is The Problem
( * In this essay, vaccine = vaxine = vax.)