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> "not that much" true. but, the issue here could be life&death! ...just another justification for living frugal and paying for cheap airline tickets.
by yangyang42 18y ago
> "not that much"
true. but, the issue here could be life&death!
...just another justification for living frugal and paying for cheap airline tickets.
- davidw 18y agoIf the difference is .0000001 % vs .0000002 %, then it doesn't really matter, does it? You're probably more likely to increase your statistical lifespan by taking a bus to the airport instead of driving, or eating a bit less fatty foods, or something else.
- neilc 18y agoOne thing that always annoys me a bit is when people say "life is priceless" -- because our behavior is certainly not consistent with that. We could save many human lives via a myriad of expensive policies -- for example, requiring all cars to have tank-like protective shielding. The fact that these policies are not implemented implies that we're perfectly happy to place a price on human life -- it's just a question of which particular policies save enough lives to justify the cost.