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38 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 23 Jan \ parent \ on: Can't Put a Price On It! "What is Your Life Worth?" (Economic Forces, Josh) econ

The scenarios I can think of are strictly non-monetary. If my circumstances were sufficiently different, then I could easily imagine putting monetary prices on my life.

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67 sats \ 2 replies \ @SimpleStacker 24 Jan

There's definitely an implicit risk/benefit calculation though.

I don't know what dollar value I would put on my life, but if I get cancer, I would not be willing to forego all of my material resources to improve my probability of survival by 10%, for example.

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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 24 Jan

I imagine your line of thinking is similar to mine in primarily being about the wellbeing of your family.

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69 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 24 Jan

Yes. And secondarily, quality-of-life / pain / comfort issues.

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