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Re:At 31, I have just weeks to live. Here's what I want to p... by biolurker1 on Monday September 07, 2020 @09:43AM (#24399367)
You are generalizing the argument giving conditions where life is worth it or not. That's not the point. And stop downvoting.
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Re:At 31, I have just weeks to live. Here's what I want to p... by gus_massa on Monday September 07, 2020 @01:42PM (#24401073)
There is a trade off:

* You can invest X money for a Y% chance that you will be revived in the future.

* You can invest X money for a Z% chance that your children will survive in %W case of a problem. Like a better surgeon in a heart operation or cancer treatment, or more food stored before a famine, or a home that is not in a floodable area, or more education to get an points to get a visa to another country, some swimming classes to be more healthy, more airbags in the car in case of a collision, ...

Money can buy survival rate when it is correctly invested, the question is which one is the the one that gets more bang for the buck.

PS: Just in case you are wondering, I didn't downvote you.

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Re:At 31, I have just weeks to live. Here's what I want to p... by knorker on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @04:21AM (#24406307)
The best bang for the buck is to buy malaria nets.

I mean if we're talking about saving the life of people who are not yourself. But that would be a huge change in topic.

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