NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 3 months agoWoman who was denied a liver transplant, after review highlighted alcohol use, has diedwww.ctvnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square214fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down110
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkWoman who was denied a liver transplant, after review highlighted alcohol use, has diedwww.ctvnews.caNightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 3 months agomessage-square214fedilink
minus-squareFleur_@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoHonestly I find that the opposite of grim, I wish more problems were solved in a cold and calculated way.
minus-squareVirtualOdour@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months agoLike killing disabled people because it’s cheaper, farming slaves to provide cheap labour, that sort of thing? There a good reason we tend to prefer the more humane and emotionally guided solutions over the mathematically most efficient.
minus-squareFleur_@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThat’s only true if you are optimising for profit. You can make a purely logical argument for caring for people.
Honestly I find that the opposite of grim, I wish more problems were solved in a cold and calculated way.
Like killing disabled people because it’s cheaper, farming slaves to provide cheap labour, that sort of thing?
There a good reason we tend to prefer the more humane and emotionally guided solutions over the mathematically most efficient.
That’s only true if you are optimising for profit. You can make a purely logical argument for caring for people.