[anonporridge]

We don't make policy or design decisions as a civilization based on whether individuals are going to be emotionally outraged. We make those decisions based on data that leads to the best average outcome for everyone.

How could we possibly do anything else?

[themgt]

We make those decisions based on data that leads to the best average outcome for everyone.

That's great news for everyone who needs an organ transplant. You anonporridge are among 50,000 Americans who've been randomly selected as an organ donor. Your personal donation of all your organs will save at least 10 lives and cost only your own, leading to the best average outcome for everyone.

[SketchySeaBeast]

> We don't make policy or design decisions as a civilization based on whether individuals are going to be emotionally outraged.

I feel like we're living in very different democracies. My provincial government just offered to pay just over a third of a billion dollars for a hockey arena so they could have a better shot at winning an election. That's entirely playing to people's emotions.

[maxfurman]

I'm not sure that we do make policy decisions based on data, otherwise we'd be doing a lot more about climate change.

[mrbombastic]

So next time there is a pandemic we should just bomb the city it originates in before it can spread, got it. Both human emotions and logic play parts in policy making.

[patrick451]

This is such a naive take. Bills get passed based on emotional appeal, not data. That's why politics is chock full of "it's for the children"/ "don't let the terrorists win" rhetoric.

[kaba0]

There are countries with both opt-in and opt-out organ donation. This already invalidates your first sentence: there are examples to both policy.