You can see the same thing in other professions. I was a land surveyor for 45 years. During that time I had countless people tell me I should get my license and set up my own business. During that same time though, I saw my various employers spend more time in one sort of litigation or another than actually surveying. It wasn’t the sort of life I wanted.
When I was a child the surveyor in our county was an honored title. He was well known as an honest man and his work was seldom questioned. His only license was a local business license which listed himn as a “Land Surveyor,” Now, due to the influence of attorneys who actively search out clients for lawsuits, a Surveyor has to be licensed by the State after several years of education and experience. He has to carry expensive insurance policies to cover any errors or omissions and the regulations for filing and registering a survey are constantly changing, making it almost impossible to stay in business.
Professionals in every field have many of these same hurdles to clear every day. Small wonder that medical doctors are looking for a way out of the maze. I chose to stay out of it entirely and simply worked for a paycheck.
What you say is very interesting. I’m fed up with all this litigation. I don’t understand why everybody isn’t. Every time I see a ladder covered with warnings—or any such absurdity—I think of Gibbon.