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>..so what? That's still over half a million people dead. ..so what? Everyone dies. The whole reason traffic deaths or war deaths or any other figure that get
by austhrow743 7y ago
>..so what? That's still over half a million people dead.
..so what? Everyone dies.
The whole reason traffic deaths or war deaths or any other figure that gets worried about is a concern isn't that people die at all. It's that they died earlier than they otherwise would have. They missed out on life they would have otherwise got to live. So talking about what the living get from that increased chance of early death is clearly relevant to the discussion.
- benrbray 7y agoI think you have a valid point--new technology like roads and cars will always come with some risk. Whether or not we use the technology depends on how comfortable we are with the risk. However, I think there is a lot of evidence (including death statistics) that cars are not worth the risk, compared to alternatives like trains, biking, and walking. Cars and infrastructure to support cars is detrimental to our health, economy, and society in ways that will take decades to correct.