Originally Posted by
ScepticalOptomist
Even in the worst first world jurisdictions that have seen large numbers of deaths the stats are pointing to a resounding “no”.
What stats would they be?
Originally Posted by
ScepticalOptomist
Our individual lives, calculated for risk, have historically been worth orders of magnitude less. ...
What data supports your contention that lives, calculated for risk, have historically been worth orders of magnitude less?
An estimate of the value of statistical life that has been discussed here is around $5 million. I've estimated that we've probably spent somewhere between 2 - 3 times that per life notionally saved. A factor of two or three is at least 30 times less than 'orders of magnitude'.