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		supernova87a on July 19, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Your Life Is Worth $10M, According to the Governme... For those who are new/naive to this concept and find the statistical value of life repugnant, consider this (which others have quoted to me): "If you refuse to put a value on life, the value that will be inserted into the spreadsheet concerning the value of life is 0."

pyuser583 on July 19, 2020 [–]

“Invaluable” assets are a thing, and usually valued at “1” of the most commonly used unit of currency (“1 dollar”, not “1 cent”).

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