When I first read it years ago it helped me grok the idea that the value I place on a life is so much greater than the price I can save lives at. In other words, the consumer surplus, or philanthropist’s surplus or altruist’s surplus, if you will, is tremendous.
My favorite from this list of those I’ve read is The value of a life—Minding Our Way (15 mins) by Nate Soares.
When I first read it years ago it helped me grok the idea that the value I place on a life is so much greater than the price I can save lives at. In other words, the consumer surplus, or philanthropist’s surplus or altruist’s surplus, if you will, is tremendous.
A soaring tribute to the constraints we face in the material world. We can still do much much more.