> But frankly I'd rather pay up and get an experienced surgeon to do it for me.
Most ailments don't require a surgeon and most people don't have access to one.
Medical advice is one of the most frustrating things to google for. Far too often, the only advice to be found is to "see a physician". This is often good advice but not everyone can and I'm pretty sure that the lack of additional advice results in people improperly treating injuries, misdiagnosing ailments more often than necessary and sometimes dying.
I don't say this out of a dislike of medicine! My mother is a doctor and spent years working in Kenya a couple of decades ago and saw many, many instances of suffering that could have been avoided with today's wireless internet and some good online medical advice.
It's not worth nerfing free online advice for the benefit of people can afford to spend on advice tailored perfectly for their own situation.
Most ailments don't require a surgeon and most people don't have access to one.
Medical advice is one of the most frustrating things to google for. Far too often, the only advice to be found is to "see a physician". This is often good advice but not everyone can and I'm pretty sure that the lack of additional advice results in people improperly treating injuries, misdiagnosing ailments more often than necessary and sometimes dying.
I don't say this out of a dislike of medicine! My mother is a doctor and spent years working in Kenya a couple of decades ago and saw many, many instances of suffering that could have been avoided with today's wireless internet and some good online medical advice.
It's not worth nerfing free online advice for the benefit of people can afford to spend on advice tailored perfectly for their own situation.