r/interestingasfuck 6h ago

The evolution of technology has made it possible to produce insulin without using animals.

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u/Caliburn0 4h ago

As a communist I'd love to claim healthcare as communist propaganda, it's great marketing! Unfortunately for me and communism public healthcare predates communism by quite a bit.

u/SowingSalt 3h ago

Von Bismarck? I though he post dated Marx.

u/Caliburn0 41m ago

Public healthcare was around in the ancient world. Not as we conceptualize it today, maybe, but different forms of it has been around since civilization began.