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King Charles has appointed a homeopath. Why do the elite put their faith in snake oil? | Martha Gill
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 06 Feb 2024
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Because they're used to not having the rules apply to them. A doctor tells them something they don't want to hear? Well, obviously they can go somewhere else to find a "cheat code" that will let them bend the rules in their favor. It's just another way they try to cheat the system, but other than access to all the best doctors, procedures, nutrition, they're not really any better off than the commoners.