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I think your point is basically correct - this is an economics question rather than a technical question. My conclusion isn't that society doesn't value human

I think your point is basically correct - this is an economics question rather than a technical question. My conclusion isn't that society doesn't value human lives; it's that the government isn't very efficient, and 911 dispatch is usually in the realm of government rather than private industry. I wonder if there are any examples of privatized ambulance/emergency response service outperforming public services.

Mz 10y ago
No, I really think it boils down to screwed up priorities. You can frame that any way you want, but it boils down to valuing pizza sales (or any other kind of sales) more than solving this. On the other hand, I have been homeless for nearly 4.5 years. Putting up with classier bullshit has made me question my high ideals. Caring about doing the right thing seems to only bite me in the ass. It neither makes money nor gets respected. Just today a project of mine created to be helpful to people was described as sponsored content. I am pretty fed up. We live in a shitty world. Trying to make things better gets nothing but shit in response. I wish I could just check out and stop caring. But, unfortunately, I am not likely to win the lottery, so I am failing to find a path forward on taking the position of "Fuck you, got mine." Anyway, this was perhaps bad timing on your part for posting this here. My grumpiness about the world isn't intended as a personal attack. Take care.