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All have been informed that this is how this person views you. They are not interested in speaking to any intelligent, rational individual with the means and conscientiousness to care for their personal health. Instead, everything they say is tailored to their perception of the lowest common denominator member of the general public.
Has anyone ever dealt with a call center? You know that feeling of, "Motherfucker, I am intelligent and experienced enough to know that I don't need your script; I need a capable person who is willing to have a rational discussion about my very non-standard problem"? Have you ever just hung up and called back until you found such a person? Or tried to use tricks to escalate your way to finding such a person?
It is a pretty valuable skill to be able to assess another person's capability and perspective. Yes, this is the case even when you are trying to interact with someone because you actually need a person with greater knowledge and experience than yourself. The person you're talking to could secretly be the most knowledgeable person, able to effortlessly solve your problem, but if corporate is mandating (and effectively enforcing) that they read from a script instead, it is important to be able to understand this and seek out alternatives. It's no different if that mandate comes from inside the house, and there's just something about their worldview that is equally constraining.
Many doctors (apparently this one) are unfortunately like that. I had an experience once with a doctor-adjacent specialist. I knew approximately nothing about his specialty, but I very quickly learned that his entire specialty was built around one type of procedure. Literally everything else he did was to determine whether you would be a good candidate for that procedure and/or what minor variants might be involved. Yes, there was still a lot of value in getting his consultation, but it was also important to understand what he is about, what his perspective is, the way in which his every thought is shaped. He would be very valuable in one very specific way and approximately useless for anything outside of that lane.
Common investment advice is to take deep consideration of heterogeneity. "How do you differ from most of the market?" Statistics being what statistics are, there are many things in which you may not substantially differ. So, I would not give anyone mass advice as to how they should or should not invest. Similarly, I wouldn't give anyone mass advice as to how they should or should not interact with doctors like these. Just be aware of what it is that you're dealing with, be knowledgeable about your own self, and good luck out there.
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