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I think the poster understood what you said, but has a moral outlook where even positive expected value interventions can be immoral. I don't really understand
by QuantumChaos 13y ago
I think the poster understood what you said, but has a moral outlook where even positive expected value interventions can be immoral. I don't really understand that viewpoint, but it is a very common one. Usually it is expressed in terms like "how Would you explain all this stuff about averages to the daughter of the man whose bike got ran over by a truck "
- thwarted 13y agoWow, that position actually exists? Presumably, you explain it the same way you'd explain it to the daughter of the man who was killed in a car accident while driving his car.
- alexkus 13y ago> how Would you explain all this stuff about averages to the daughter of the man whose bike got ran over by a truck The greatly increased chances of seeing any grandchildren I may end up having is way more important, to me anyway, than the tiny increase in risk that I may not see my children reach adulthood (or even their teenage years).
- RogerL 13y agoThose are not your only options. You can get exercise, and improve your health, in ways other than commuting by bike. Ways that reduce risk, not increase them, even.