> 1/3,000 risk of death in surgery is like sacrificing yourself to save 3,000 people If I’m being honest with myself, I’m entirely sure I would ever sacrifice

> 1/3,000 risk of death in surgery is like sacrificing yourself to save 3,000 people If I’m being honest with myself, I’m entirely sure I would ever sacrifice myself to save 3,000 random strangers. There are movies like (spoiler alert) Failsafe which explore how difficult the choice of self-sacrifice is to save even 3 BILLION people, let alone 3,000.