I’d instantly give a year of my life to not watch my two-year-old daughter die, because I expect that 50 more years as a bereaved parent is worse than 49 years as the parent of a living child.
I would also do that, and probably be willing to do it at worse ratio (5 years, say).
There are also many situations where parents have given their lives to save their children, which is not coming from a “prefer shorter time with kids to longer time bereaved” assessment of their future.
I would also do that, and probably be willing to do it at worse ratio (5 years, say).
There are also many situations where parents have given their lives to save their children, which is not coming from a “prefer shorter time with kids to longer time bereaved” assessment of their future.