I believe it’s ok due to shortfalls (namely, rigidity) of evidence-based thinking and practice, which leads to pretty depressing outcomes for a lot of people when it comes to medical practice. With western medicine it seems as though people are driven to mental illness, premature death, and bankruptcy. I’d also love to medicines that focus on fixing people instead of making a profit and I believe TCM narratives are more aligned with that viewpoint.
Nursie|1 month ago
“A isn’t perfect therefore I choose to believe in B.”
Where A is an evidence-based discipline with some shortcomings and B is unevidenced woo. I’d rather something that works and can be proven to work over a good narrative, myself.
Several of your criticisms there also only apply to the American way of running a health system, that’s a choice that’s not taken everywhere.