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Aaron Sojourner

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No amount of quality years or $ or anything else is worth as much as saving a life.

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Aaron Sojourner's avatar Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org
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These are called lexicographic preferences.

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Prof. Kevin J. Kircher's avatar Prof. Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com
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Right. That's a strong modeling assumption. Many people I think agree with it, but not all people. The assumption that every human life is worth $12 million is also very strong, and feels to me harder to justify in a way that many or most people would understand and agree with.

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