This is a really tough tradeoff - because we *do* treat lives as having monetary value. Let me present a series of polls in this twitter thread:https://twitter.com/Yascha_Mounk/status/1242657146392784896 …
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but ambient gender roles across the globe revert to the norms of 1950's America. Do you press the button?
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but all food for the rest of humankind now tastes 10% less flavorful. Do you press the button?
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but every human being that ever exists until the end of time gets a slightly annoying dust mote in their eye once a year. Do you press the button?
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but everyone has to stay indoors for 1 hour more than they would typically have otherwise. How many times do you press the button?
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but now every human on the planet must wash their hands at least 1 extra time in the next year. How many times do you press the button?
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If you ban cars, you save 1.25 million people every year. Do you ban cars?
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The demon is about to magically prevent all women from being able to have illegal abortions, which will save the lives of approximately 30,000 women every year. Do you stop him?
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Wow. I know there is a monetary value on life by I'm shocked by how low people think it is
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