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Does anyone have any data/estimates on dollars spent per lives saved for various different bad-things? (I could google it myself, but I'm burnt out googling ht

• palish 16y ago
  (Offtopic: the article you linked to was killed. It's depressing to see the "flag" feature of HN used to suppress topics that are intellectually interesting, but killed just because the ignorant masses happen to find the topic distasteful. For what it's worth, I know exactly what you mean by "burnt out googing". It's the feeling you get when you wish other people loved to talk about how to solve random problems as much as you love to talk about solutions to random problems. It's the lack of human-to-human interaction to accomplish a shared goal. It's the sour taste in your mouth from realizing just how little thinking most people you're forced to interact with actually do, and consequently conclude that most people don't care about being stupid. And since most results of most google searches result in wading through wave after wave of stupidity, sometimes your brain says enough and forces you to actually talk with someone who will hopefully make the whole process just a little bit enjoyable. I have personally felt "burnt out googling", just like you.)
  • resdirector 16y ago
    Couldn't agree more :). <off-topic> I've tried Quora and Vark. But until I'm able to ctrl-t and type a question into a chrome-like omni-bar those Q&A sites will be a last resort </off-topic>