The world is run by the accountants, and they have simply reduced almost all of human endeavors & existence to a simple cost/benefit analysis within the flawed context of being unable to account for the avoidance of negative outcomes.
Er, in the real world "negative outcomes" are increasingly rare. Doesn't this observation totally undermine your point?
As for the world being run by accountants, give me a break. Airlines (and all public companies) are run by a management team that answers to shareholders. The world is run by quarterly targets. Accountants are about as powerful as pilots.