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That's cute, and also totally irrelevant. Nobody cares about absolute numbers, the thing to care about is the rate. Pick your denominator, but I like deaths per
by jaggederest 1y ago
That's cute, and also totally irrelevant. Nobody cares about absolute numbers, the thing to care about is the rate. Pick your denominator, but I like deaths per million miles.
Polonium ingestion also kills fewer people than self driving cars, so by that token, polonium ingestion is perfectly safe.
- moduspol 1y agoThe claim was the claim. If you want to discuss numbers that neither of us have sources for, it'll have to be with someone else. Meanwhile, there are ~42k traffic deaths per year that could be prevented by focusing on human-driven cars.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> Meanwhile, there are ~42k traffic deaths per year that could be prevented by focusing on human-driven cars Eh, there are over a hundred thousands deaths attributable to Musk's actions in the White House [1]. I agree with you on the short-term calculus. But trusting Tesla to help reduce those traffic deaths--and furthermore, enabling its position of power--puts those states' sovereignty in jeopardy. Swapping lives for sovereignty is an old (and trusted) trade. [1] https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2025/tracking-anticipated-deaths-from-usaid-funding-cuts/ https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2025/tracking-anticipat...