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Most powerful man in the world started a war and then bent over (discuss.online)
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[–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

I'm not sure you can really put a price on the loss of 175 school kids, plus all the other civilian deaths trumps bruised ego caused.

And that's not even counting the global losses incurred due to increased oil prices, reduced production, etc etc.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    I mean, you evidently can, actuaries and the OBE do it all the time, and I even offered an example above.

    Does it account for all of their existence - no, Is it useful to - only in a very narrow situation, is it possible - absolutely.

    I'd argue the more horrible part is that some people do put a value to others' lives with even less thought than my example, which is why they're wont to bomb civilians for dubious gain.

    It's easy to put a price, it's much harder to appreciate the value.

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