@NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca • 11 days agoWoman who was denied a liver transplant, after review highlighted alcohol use, has diedwww.ctvnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square290fedilinkarrow-up1341
arrow-up1341external-linkWoman who was denied a liver transplant, after review highlighted alcohol use, has diedwww.ctvnews.ca@NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca • 11 days agomessage-square290fedilink
minus-squareWolfdadCigarette@threads.netlinkfedilink31•11 days agoAs grim as it might be, transplants are handled by apathetic, risk averse math and little else. Loose organs and surgeons are far from common.
minus-square@Fleur_@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish12•10 days agoHonestly I find that the opposite of grim, I wish more problems were solved in a cold and calculated way.
minus-square@VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink3•9 days agoLike killing disabled people because it’s cheaper, farming slaves to provide cheap labour, that sort of thing? There a good reason we tend to prefer the more humane and emotionally guided solutions over the mathematically most efficient.
minus-square@Fleur_@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•9 days agoThat’s only true if you are optimising for profit. You can make a purely logical argument for caring for people.
As grim as it might be, transplants are handled by apathetic, risk averse math and little else. Loose organs and surgeons are far from common.
Honestly I find that the opposite of grim, I wish more problems were solved in a cold and calculated way.
Like killing disabled people because it’s cheaper, farming slaves to provide cheap labour, that sort of thing?
There a good reason we tend to prefer the more humane and emotionally guided solutions over the mathematically most efficient.
That’s only true if you are optimising for profit. You can make a purely logical argument for caring for people.