NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoWoman who was denied a liver transplant, after review highlighted alcohol use, has diedwww.ctvnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square251fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkWoman who was denied a liver transplant, after review highlighted alcohol use, has diedwww.ctvnews.caNightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square251fedilink
minus-square[email protected]@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months 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-squareFleur_@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoHonestly I find that the opposite of grim, I wish more problems were solved in a cold and calculated way.
minus-squareVirtualOdour@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months 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.
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.