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0 pointsgtsop0y ago0 comments

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.

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_cs2017_0y ago

Sorry but I'm sure that's not what he meant.

IshKebab0y ago

Money is above human life at some point.

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.

Peanuts990y 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.

IshKebab0y ago

Of course. This calculation obviously only applies to an abstract life.

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_cs2017_0y ago

Sorry but I'm sure that's not what he meant.

IshKebab0y ago

Money is above human life at some point.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_of_life

Peanuts990y ago

IshKebab0y ago

Of course. This calculation obviously only applies to an abstract life.

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