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This is such an interesting point. Is the value of a future life worth less than a life closer to our present moment? I can’t help but feel like there’s some so
by nefitty 6y ago
This is such an interesting point. Is the value of a future life worth less than a life closer to our present moment? I can’t help but feel like there’s some sort of logical fallacy there, akin to speciesism, wherein we value lives that are closer to our own perspective. It’s ultimately arbitrary which perspective we choose to privilege. I hope that train of thought makes sense!
- sellyme 6y ago> Is the value of a future life worth less than a life closer to our present moment? I can’t help but feel like there’s some sort of logical fallacy there, akin to speciesism I think taking the perspective of "the present" is a bit misleading here. Putting $100 in my bank account today isn't more valuable than putting $100 in my bank account in 5 years because it's closer to the present, it's more valuable because it'll start collecting interest sooner, and then that interest generates more interest. Putting $100 in there a century ago would be better than either. A live saved now can get to work on adding value to society, and that value could lead to saving more lives later. The sooner you start that process the better.
- nefitty 6y agoAh, that does clarify that idea further. I had some inkling of it but couldn’t quite place it. Thanks!