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The value of a human life in engineering calculations is about $8M. Seems barbaric, but if you don't do it you have no way to stop adding safety measures to any
by fwungy 4y ago
The value of a human life in engineering calculations is about $8M. Seems barbaric, but if you don't do it you have no way to stop adding safety measures to anything and thus cannot do anything.
- onecommentman 4y agoFor the US, that’s roughly correct. For one State in India, $640K. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_of_life#India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_of_life#India Although, given the expected lives saved from using modern agricultural equipment and practices instead of slash-and-burn for planting crops in the districts surrounding Delhi, I’m guessing the India number is a gross overestimate. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2020/11/25/delhi-the-worlds-most-air-polluted-capital-fights-back/ https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2020/11/25...