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I don't know of anyone qualified to judge someones "ROI to society." That is a totally fucked up outlook. What next, eugenics?

• labster 3y ago
  That is literally the job of politicians.
  • pmayrgundter 3y ago
    They said "qualified", heheh ;)
• dvasdekis 3y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_of_life#Estimates_of_the_value_of_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_of_life#Estimates_of_the...
• something168581 3y ago
  Welcome to reality, population: everyone. Whether you like it or agree with it or not, the math has to be done at some point since we are not (yet?) a post-scarcity species. How do you think things like life insurance policies and wrongful death awards are calculated?
• l33t7332273 3y ago
  Deciding ROI to society is what the government does. Consider questions like: Why did we spend so much money trying on a Covid vaccine but not to cure gall bladder cancer? Why does eminent domain exist? Why do young men have to register for selective service?
• cbozeman 3y ago
  They're called actuaries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actuary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actuary
• Dylan16807 3y ago
  I could see a very particular way of interpreting the ROI of a person that's offensive. But they were clearly talking about ROI of the job training.