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That easily makes the top 3 list of most sociopathic things I've read all month, and between mass shootings and debates about refugees it's been a banner month
by knieveltech 11y ago
That easily makes the top 3 list of most sociopathic things I've read all month, and between mass shootings and debates about refugees it's been a banner month for sociopaths on Facebook. Did you intend to measure the value of a human life in terms of enhancing shareholder value or is this just poorly worded?
- mystikal 11y agoSome people are only able to reason about things they can measure.
- refurb 11y agoLet's ignore profit for a minute. These drugs still cost money to discover and produce. Who pays for it? We put a price on human life all the time, not just for drugs.
- knieveltech 11y agoAgreed and I find this utterly appalling. For me this is a damning indictment of capitalism and a clear indicator that there has to be a better way to handle task prioritization and resource allocation in a modern society.
- refurb 11y agoIs there any system where you can avoid it? Even in a command economy system trade offs have to be made. If you have resources X to spend, you need to figure out what to spend it on. That means you're putting a dollar figure on a human life. I don't see how it could be avoided.
- knieveltech 11y agoI don't claim to have answers and would definitely support experimentation in this arena. Political systems are certainly ripe for disruption.