>Have there been any heroic acts that make for a good story?
There have been a couple.
There were two instagram brolads in Slovenia, who filed an order for 40% cheaper than everyone else and got the deal, ending up embarrassing the medical equipment mafia by demonstrating that it is, in fact, possible to buy shit much cheaper than they sell it to public hospitals. The seethe from media establishment covering the back of those usurers was a sight to behold.
I'm sure there were stories in other countries too.