Bad Takes, Episode 26: When did curing blindness become a bad thing? - The Messenger
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A YouTube star paid for 1,000 blind people to be able to see and then aired their emotional post-op reactions. His critics argue blindness isn’t necessarily a “problem.” Laura and Matt call this a clear-cut bad take. It also misses the bigger point about access to revolutionary medical procedures.

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