A lot of the people I knew, in the field (including the person I mentioned), pretty clearly hadn’t thought about the impact a whole lot. It’s not just that they weren’t using QALYs, it’s just that they weren’t really comparing it to similar things.
Re this particular example, after you had the conversation did the person agree with you that they clearly hadn’t thought about it? If not, can you account for their disagreement other than claiming that they were basically irrational?
Re this particular example, after you had the conversation did the person agree with you that they clearly hadn’t thought about it? If not, can you account for their disagreement other than claiming that they were basically irrational?