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[–] [email protected] 108 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Breaking Good?

Edit: I mean, Walter is gonna sell it below what Big Pharma sells right? More competition = Lower Prices? hopefully

[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 month ago (3 children)

He pretty much HAS to sell for lower to actually have a market - who buys from an illicit source if it's not even cheaper than through the normal channels?

if he tried to sell through normal channels, he'd probably get slapped with patent infringements or similar legal bs.

[–] mkwt 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Patent infringement, yes. But there's also a gazillion quality control rules and forms and FDA submissions to manufacture drugs licitly. We know Walter White can control the quality, but does he have the patience to file the paperwork?

[–] marcos 10 points 1 month ago

On season 1, no, he run away from inspection all the time.

On season 3, no, he knows where the inspector lives, and the inspector runs away from him all the time.

On season 7, no, but he runs the FDA and makes them add bullshit requirements to impede big-pharma all the time.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

You know, I’m almost 40, a big reader, and have seen and heard “illicit” my whole life.

I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen anyone use licit, and that’s fascinating.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Given the world of BB, he would exchange some key components of the drug with some household stuff, and end up with a cancer drug that is "like, 100% pure, bitch".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You might buy from an illicit source at full price if the genuine product was outright denied.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

What would lead to someone being outright denied to buy medication, even if they pay with their own money? I could see it for things opiates, but no one takes cancer drugs for fun.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You're not from America, are you?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

No. I would be surprised if every American knew the answer, though. People tend to be ignorant about things they didn't personally experience.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Won't anyone please think of the shareholders? Without the monopolies they pay lobbyists to maintain, nobody would ever invent anything. There's literally no other way; I checked and none of them are profitable at all.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

At first but then he goes bad when big pharma comes after him and he wins and corners the market

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

No at first he flies under the radar but his drugs end up being more effective than the market ones which causes doctors to start using them in clincs. first for family and friends but eventually more generally. The fbi, cia, nsa, dea, fda, wwf, and such get involved and he is caught and brought up on terrorism changes since he is to popular with the citizenry to face legitimate charges.

[–] bigFab 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

More like 'Breaking Even Worse'. Whole US would go after him.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

More like Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo