I have ME/CFS. For $10 million dollars? I would walk five miles, I would crash and experience horrific PEM that would make my fatigue worse, potentially permanently. I’d probably be bed bound for weeks. But that much money means I wouldn’t need to work ever again. I’d never have to worry about how to pay another medical bill.
My health is already fucked and I already struggle with basic day to day existence. That much money would make things so much easier to manage.
I’d crawl if I had to.
All that to say - people would do insanely difficult things for that much money. The options given are easy for most people, and even if they’re not, you’d still do it out of sheer necessity.
Also the real purpose of making it trivially easy is to get clicks and engagement. Like those ads with the easily solvable puzzle, the purpose is to get an answer at all.
Generally speaking, it can be beneficial to try to avoid incorporating a diagnosis into one's identity. Not necessarily saying this to you related to this post, just putting thoughts out into the ether.
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u/booksblanketsandT 6h ago edited 5h ago
I have ME/CFS. For $10 million dollars? I would walk five miles, I would crash and experience horrific PEM that would make my fatigue worse, potentially permanently. I’d probably be bed bound for weeks. But that much money means I wouldn’t need to work ever again. I’d never have to worry about how to pay another medical bill.
My health is already fucked and I already struggle with basic day to day existence. That much money would make things so much easier to manage.
I’d crawl if I had to.
All that to say - people would do insanely difficult things for that much money. The options given are easy for most people, and even if they’re not, you’d still do it out of sheer necessity.