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  • Kabaka@lemmy.blahaj.zonetoScience Memes@mander.xyzegg
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    2 days ago

    The joke is that they know it is an egg. The user, somewhat like myself, is clearly trans, and “egg” means something important to the trans community. The extra question marks and the “:3” set the rest of the humorous/teasing tone. The post on here is itself the same kind of subtle meme, with the post text just saying, quite plainly: egg.

    I imagine this wouldn’t be intuitive or amusing unless you’re really in the loop.


  • Nobody was saying it would be. The headline and article are about production costs at different scales, not prices for anyone buying it after that.

    Hill had calculated a generic price of $40 annually last year, but said the interest from generic manufacturers had warranted new analysis. This showed lenacapavir could be mass produced for $35 to $46 a year, if there was annual demand for 2m doses, falling to $25 at scaled up production of 5m to 10m doses each year.

    Oh wait, I missed a line where the article actually suggests this…

    Dr Hill’s research indicates that this gamechanging innovation could – within a year of launch – be produced and sold for just $25 per person per year.

    But you’re right, they won’t sell it for $0 of profit. It would be nice.