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0 pointsoh_sigh5y ago0 comments

How many lives were saved by going into the lab on their wedding night, as opposed to the next day?

If an accountant works for Pfizer, aren't they indirectly involved in saving lives too?

I'm not even criticizing the fact that they went into the lab on their wedding night. I'm criticizing how unhealthy behavior that may be called out in other contexts is viewed as not only healthy behavior but commendable behavior if the reader has positive associations with the specific acts of unhealthy behavior.

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evanmam5y ago

You have a point but for some people, the sacrifice might be better justified when done with a "higher" goal in mind, like making a scientific breakthrough. That goal might make things that people usually see as important, seem unimportant.

Of course, what justifies the sacrifice is a matter of perspective.

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0 pointsoh_sigh5y ago0 comments

How many lives were saved by going into the lab on their wedding night, as opposed to the next day?

If an accountant works for Pfizer, aren't they indirectly involved in saving lives too?

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evanmam5y ago

Of course, what justifies the sacrifice is a matter of perspective.

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