• Coach@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Because humans are fucking dumb and can only hold enough space in their primitive fucking brains for one tragedy at a time. A million tragedies is incomprehensible (and probably fucking should be).

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      2 months ago

      If the goal is to minimise overall human suffering is statistics not a better framework to view such things?

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        2 months ago

        Depends what you mean by “view.” If you mean to quantify, then sure. If you mean to empathize, then no, I don’t believe statistics is a good framework.

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          2 months ago

          Better view in the pursuit of minimising human suffering. To target the most important things to achieve the greatest good with the lowest expence.