Okay, so I think there's a misunderstanding about how KDP works.

Regardless if you upload a mobi or epub or word doc or whatever, Amazon converts it to its own version it distributes. The file you upload is not the exact same file downloaded from the sight. And the previewer definitely isn't showing you the same thing that others see on their devices.

Part of that final proof is to catch odd words, but also to catch problematic formatting that can't be seen on your own file or the previewer. The file we download from the dash is the file customers get. If I can't proof the same file a customer gets I can't be sure things will work right.

By removing the file download option from the dashboard, Amazon is making it impossible for anyone to see the file that will actually be distributed to customers.

Fun facts about healthcare:

US is not #1 in patient satisfaction https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/where-does-the-us-rank-internationally-in-patient-satisfaction.html
Sweden 92.37%
Finland 91.92%
Norway 90.75%
US  89.33%

I won't deny that the US actually has the best standard of care--for those who can afford it. That's why foreign heads of state so often end up here. But access to medical care is uneven at best. The three countries that beat us in satisfaction also have socialized medicine. Hmm...

Healthcare in the US is also far more expensive than in comparable countries. https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/health-spending-u-s-compare-countries/#item-average-wealthy-countries-spend-half-much-per-person-health-u-s-spends
US average cost per capita is $10,224. Average for economically comparable countries is $5,280. Also, US costs are growing faster than those in other countries.

So, let's see, we provide more expensive care at a lower rate of patient satisfaction than some of our single-payer healthcare rivals. Explain to me again why our system is so wonderful?

That said, Masked Scrivener has a point about being forced to have medical insurance, and I can also see the argument for people happy with their current health care. That's why I'm more of an advocate for Medicare for everyone who wants it rather than Medicare for all, at least in the short-term. Two things to keep in mind, though. First, people can experience sudden changes in health status that may make them regret not having insurance. I've seen this happen. Second, the people who opt not to be insured will tend to be the healthy ones (duh!) which makes insurance costs proportionately higher for everybody else.

It's also worth noting, in response to someone's earlier comment about people being denied the prescribed treatment, that that is hardly unique to government-run system--but at least the government-run variety is not motivated by profit. Private insurance companies have been notorious for that for years and will continue to be. For example, a friend of mine was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma. That's an extremely rare condition for which there is only one treatment that produces results. Ordinary chemo doesn't do a thing. Initial insurance company response: denied on the basis the process was experimental. (It's been used for years, and its effectiveness is supported by research.) My friend eventually won on appeal, but it took months, and literally whole working days for him and his wife to pour through medical journals for more information, something a lot of people couldn't have done. He's still with us, but a lot of people caught in that trap could have ended up dead.

Quote from: The Masked Scrivener on February 19, 2020, 02:18:03 AM

Are they as angst at corporations making profit from food production? Food is an even more basic human need.

That was one of the things Crowder got on about in his little rant. He showed the healthcare sector brought in $100 billion in profits in 2018. Then he showed that Apple had brought in profits to equal almost 60% of that. Just one tech company brought in over half what the entire healthcare sector brought in. Where's the outrage over Apple's overpriced smartphones?

Because your life is unlikely to depend on possessing an Apple smartphone. Your life might depend on the quality of healthcare you can receive.

I don't provide my beta readers with any guides, but, I'm not a guide/outline kinda writer. I think I'm compulsive enough as is.

Invariably, I find my beta readers agree on the same problems. And if they miss them, my editors find them.

Are they as angst at corporations making profit from food production? Food is an even more basic human need.

That was one of the things Crowder got on about in his little rant. He showed the healthcare sector brought in $100 billion in profits in 2018. Then he showed that Apple had brought in profits to equal almost 60% of that. Just one tech company brought in over half what the entire healthcare sector brought in. Where's the outrage over Apple's overpriced smartphones?