>Yes human lives are at stake (but then they always are), yes our models should follow reality as closely as we can if they are to give any useful predictions.
I would argue that our models do not follow reality closely enough given that there are people who cannot afford to have their lives saved. If our model yields such results then it ought to be rebuilt or refactored.
>But what do you mean the business is backwards? Surely they are trying to make money.
As in peoples' business, what they do. To rephrase, the business of how we handle healthcare research is backwards. The part of society responsible for that should not be in the mindset of making money but that of saving lives.
I would argue that our models do not follow reality closely enough given that there are people who cannot afford to have their lives saved. If our model yields such results then it ought to be rebuilt or refactored.
>But what do you mean the business is backwards? Surely they are trying to make money.
As in peoples' business, what they do. To rephrase, the business of how we handle healthcare research is backwards. The part of society responsible for that should not be in the mindset of making money but that of saving lives.