Re:Why the NBN needs to go the full way
by jacques_chester on Friday September 06, 2013 @04:50AM
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> How can you possibly quantify the future benefits of the NBN?
If this can't be done, even to an order of magnitude, then is the project worth pursuing?
If we allow spending decisions to be guided by Pascal's Wager, why aren't we spending infinite dollars on it? Why aren't we investing all our taxes into fusion reactors, flying cars and the fountain of youth?
> Or why not just say it will cost $50 billion but result in $500 trillion worth of benefits.
Because infrastructure decisions shouldn't be made by Dr Evil.
If this can't be done, even to an order of magnitude, then is the project worth pursuing?
If we allow spending decisions to be guided by Pascal's Wager, why aren't we spending infinite dollars on it? Why aren't we investing all our taxes into fusion reactors, flying cars and the fountain of youth?
> Or why not just say it will cost $50 billion but result in $500 trillion worth of benefits.
Because infrastructure decisions shouldn't be made by Dr Evil.