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[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

What the hell is this head line! I've read like five times now! What does it mean!

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee -1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

One death is a tragedy 1 million is a statistic. How the fuck is one dead kid world news shit like this happens every day.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Because the kid was killed in an area the Israelis told the Palestinians to evacuate to then attacked them anyway? 🤔 Or that she was still in utero when her mom and sibling were killed in the same attack?

[–] Coach@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Because humans are fucking dumb and can only hold enough space in their primitive fucking brains for one tragedy at a time. A million tragedies is incomprehensible (and probably fucking should be).

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If the goal is to minimise overall human suffering is statistics not a better framework to view such things?

[–] Coach@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Depends what you mean by "view." If you mean to quantify, then sure. If you mean to empathize, then no, I don't believe statistics is a good framework.

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Better view in the pursuit of minimising human suffering. To target the most important things to achieve the greatest good with the lowest expence.

[–] Coach@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)
[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I empathise with you being wrong but objectively you are. What use is that?

[–] Coach@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

What use is empathy in changing human behavior? If you're not a bot, I don't know what is.

[–] oozynozh@lemm.ee -1 points 5 months ago

What a senseless waste of life. And I bet all of these completely avoidable and totally unnecessary tragedies make excellent recruitment propaganda for the likes of Hamas.