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by _Algernon_ 541 days ago
It's a question of spectacle. 300 people dying in a plane crash is perceived as worse than 300'000 dying of preventable disease.

(Or 1 insurance CEO being killed being perceived as worse than 50'000 being killed by denied insurance claims)

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Thus my point. Cognitive dissonance at its finest (worst)