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by Tomminn 2146 days ago
The lives get saved regardless. If writing a blog post makes you more likely to save an estimated 120 lives, you write the damn blog post.

A society in which status seeking individuals are incentivized to publically save lives with their money is a healthy society.

None of us are that impressive in the shadows. We're all a little performative, at our core.

May as well use our instinct for performance for good.