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For the first time in my life, I have hit my deductible AND reached my out-of-pocket maximum. I now have three months of actual free healthcare, which is unheard of in the US. What should I get done? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Reverendender@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Biologically male procedures only. EDIT: If the two people who downvoted this question could explain their reasoning, I would be super interested. No judgements. This is a safe space!

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[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 46 points 1 month ago (3 children)

To your "edit" point: Don't take a handful of downvotes personally; it's pretty easy to do accidentally on mobile so they may have been unintentional

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

To add to that downvotes have no serious negative effect on this platform

In reddit as soon as a few people downloaded you, you disappeared

Here people can brigade you and unless you're reading top, who cares, your stuff still gets seen.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh I know. I am genuinely curious what anyone found so objectionable. They are welcome to their opinion, I’m just very eager to know what it is.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They skimmed your post, read the words "biologically", "male" and "only" in that order, and it triggered their this-sounds-transphobic reflex.
Don't worry about it.

[–] Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

I mean I won't say it didn't, but I didn't downvote for it because I still have more than one braincell

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 month ago

Some people also use downvotes as way to say they dislike something. Unlikely, but some people might be down voting to indicate they don't like the insurance industry.