Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Comparative Analysis

Comparing the relative value of lives makes for grisly calculus, but one is forced to ask: are we missing the forest for the trees? If the measures we undertake to protect a vulnerable few end up exposing them, along with the rest of society, to even more damaging risks—was it worth the cost? [More]
While not directly related, I remember some Horiuchi defender(s) getting really mad at me for asking a cost/benefit question about the FBI Hostage Rescue Team.

[Via Mack H]

1 comment:

Mack said...

Well, both grown-ups and engineers understand the principle of cost/benefit analysis. An optimization.

Being a grown-up is always on-topic.

Or you could be the other David. Hogg.