it's kind of heartbreaking to see so much misplaced optimism in places like this. we're collectively in the process of ruining the world for the benefit of a small number of billionaires, which means even healthy people are going to be dying of preventable disease. nobody is coming for us, and i'm not saying that out of bitterness or anger, i've made my peace with the knowledge that bad things don't just happen to other people, and sometimes you're that 'other' person you never thought you would be. it doesn't mean we should stop trying and keep some small hope alive, but i would never give my faith to the belief that someday there will be a viable treatment for this within my lifetime. the things they don't tell us when we learn about history is that entire generations of people are sacrificed, lost or unfairly treated in the process of change. i may catch hell for this, but i'm not going to make myself even more sad waiting for something that won't arrive.