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I'd like to think of myself as a rational person, yet I worry about it. Because it's not just a matter of math; the effects of a billion people dying at once wo

by squigz 2y ago

I'd like to think of myself as a rational person, yet I worry about it. Because it's not just a matter of math; the effects of a billion people dying at once would be far more detrimental than the deaths from cancer over a century. (One might think this line of reasoning that some people apply is a coping mechanism to ignore the reality, but that might be a different conversation)

timeon 2y ago
But it is not just about coping. We as society, can make policies to decrease chance of getting a cancer and decrease traffic deaths. We just chose not to out of convenience and profit.
- w0m 2y ago
  it's easier to ignore 100 papercuts than it is to ignore missing a hand.
  - valval 2y ago
    Your analogy makes no sense whatsoever. More mundane causes of death aren’t paper cuts, and nuclear war isn’t losing a hand.
    - squigz 2y ago
      It makes sense to me. You understand it's not meant to be taken literally, right?
- EnigmaFlare 2y ago
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- mensetmanusman 2y ago
  Not really, we all eventually die. No need to worry about how you will die past 70.