Comment by qsera

>So when we do get something to work and something that people are willing to pay money for, we try to squeeze every dollar out of it because we never know when the next one will come along.

Would make a small correction. It does not have to be people. It can be also be "doctors" or "governments". It is easier to convince or coerce/fool a lesser number of humans (doctors) or a single government regulatory body than to fool/convince every one who use the product, because the people can directly evaluate the product.

And when a single doctor is coerced, then the product is forced on hundreds of their patients. When a government is coerced, then the product is forced on tens of millions of people..