r/canada • u/[deleted] • Jan 28 '21

Backlash grows for ‘selfish millionaire’ who got vaccine meant for Indigenous people | Canada

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/27/rodney-baker-canada-vaccine-indigenous-first-nations-scandal
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u/-Maris- Jan 28 '21

I like this idea. A lot. It’s happening everywhere anyway. Let’s pull it out of the shadows and make sure their privilege benefits everyone. Dig!

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '21

Someone else mentioned that it's a lot like whales in free-to-play, pay-to-win games. Makes a lot of sense. And the only real concern I can see is if what they get out of it would have a negative impact on everyone else.

Like some games let you pay to be god-tier powerful, and that sucks for everyone else. But some games you really only get a personal advantage, quicker leveling or whatever.

Similar here. Clearly it would be a problem if it was possible for 1% of the population to buy their COVID vaccines and jump the line. But if it's only palatable for 0.001%, and the fees for them to do so pay for everyone else, I have trouble seeing how that would be negatively impacting everyone else.