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"But for better or worse, the actual outcome does matter" -- curious what you mean by that?

• gtsop 2y ago
  He means that he prefers for that poor lad to have died trying to save a piece of metal. Simple stuff, there is no going around it. For some people money is above human life.
  • IshKebab 2y ago
    Money is above human life at some point. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_of_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_of_life But in this situation it sounds like the plane was highly likely to crash anyway so the estimated value you would save by potentially sacrificing him is low. Also I think the calculation is probably quite different in this situation compared to e.g. paying for safety measures in advance.
    • Peanuts99 2y ago
      If I'm in a jet travelling towards the floor and I have the chance to survive by ejecting I will pull the level 10 times out of 10. The value of my life to me is approaching infinity in relative terms to the cost of a jet my employer pays for.
      • IshKebab 2y ago
        Of course. This calculation obviously only applies to an abstract life.
  • _cs2017_ 2y ago
    Sorry but I'm sure that's not what he meant.