Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

HeWhoVotesUp t1_izr6obx wrote

Well it clearly wasn't incurable then.

−20

DragonGarlicBreath t1_izs55wl wrote

Yeah, the headlines are kind of driving me nuts, too. "Previously incurable" would be a lot better. I mean, not too lose sight that this is great news and so happy for her and her family.

1

BenzeneBabe t1_izt1ofs wrote

Does it really matter?

2

DragonGarlicBreath t1_izt76k6 wrote

Yes. Calling something "incurable" is defeatist. It fosters an incorrect mindset that isn't helpful. A lot of people with currently incurable conditions will live long enough to see a cure and it's terrible idea to pretend that "not currently curable" means they can't hope for a cure. (Cancers less often, but even then.)

Besides, what's the point of writing news of not to be accurate?

0

BenzeneBabe t1_iztwjzf wrote

Incurable is less of a mouthful to say then “currently incurable” and people don’t usually need things that specifically to understand that just cause something is called incurable today doesn’t mean it always will be. I just don’t think being that specific is necessary and it kinda feels like an insult saying you don’t think people are smart enough to figure that out with it being spoon fed to them.

1