[nateberkopec]

GiveWell can point you to various charities in 3rd world countries where you can be reasonably certain you can save a life for about $5000-7000. https://www.givewell.org/

Save 1 life in the USA, or take the same 7.5 million and save ~1000 lives in Africa. Interesting lens on which to view these numbers.

[hef19898]

Cost =|= Value =|= Price

[jjice]

I get the cost/value != price, but what's the difference between cost and price?

[hef19898]

It costs me 100 bucks to produce and sell an item, the market is only ready to pay a price of 80. I loose 20.

In terms os life: the value of life is universal (at least it should be), the cost of saving one (or ending one...) depends on circumstances. And the price someone is paying in order to safe / end said life is again something different.

Edit: The value of the item initially mentioned can be anything: from the 80 for the customer at the time of purchase, 500 because it provides the customer with clean water a week later or even negaitive (e.g. because it is a replacement part, non-original, for a classic car and the resulting values of the car decreased after installation).

[jjice]

Ah, cost is the amount to produce and price is the amount to consume then? I never actively tagged those ideas with distinct words, but I appreciate the insight.

[s1artibartfast]

This isnt a universal definition, just how they are using it.

[Gormo]

Using "cost" to refer to the amount you pay for something and "price" for the amount you get for selling it is pretty standard usage, especially in accounting contexts.

[jjice]

For sure, I just found it to be an interesting lens to view that though.

[hef19898]

Welcome!