I'm willing to spend out of pocket. More generally, I value my life a lot, and so I'm willing to undergo costs in proportion to how much I value my life.
I'm willing to undergo costs in proportion to how much I value my life.
You're constrained by the size of your pocket :-) Being willing to spend millions on saving one's life is not particularly relevant if you current bank balance is $5.17.
Very rich people can (and do) hire personal doctors. That, however, has its own failure modes (see Michael Jackson).
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