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> I'm optimistic that by 2050, we'll be much better off. In the meantime, 7-10 million worldwide will die every year from cancer That's sort of how progress an
by mhurron 10y ago
> I'm optimistic that by 2050, we'll be much better off. In the meantime, 7-10 million worldwide will die every year from cancer
That's sort of how progress and improvements work, they benefit those that come later.
> We're racing to get self-driving cars to save a lot fewer people
And those people working on cars are probably don't have the skills or drive to deal with medical research. That not everyone on the planet is working on what you believe they should be means nothing.
- melling 10y agoNo one said people should switch jobs. You are filling in the wrong blanks. Thinking outside the box doesn't come easy for you?
- mhurron 10y agoAnd what other meaning does "We're racing to get self-driving cars to save a lot fewer people" have in this context?
- melling 10y agoMany people are excited that self-driving cars could potentially save a million lives a year, which will be an incredible achievement. We need that sort of excitement and effort for cancer research. Eventually 40% of Americans will get cancer, for example: http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/statistics http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/statistics