tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674902.post4463854119529917831..comments2023-09-29T07:43:46.743-04:00Comments on Ratfuck Diary: Some Can Call Iraq Deaths a Waste, Some Can’tJoy Tommehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14058291043480356463noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674902.post-19843324227945081092007-03-04T19:06:00.000-05:002007-03-04T19:06:00.000-05:00It's always socially acceptable to lambaste a news...It's always socially acceptable to lambaste a newspaper critic.<BR/><BR/>The problem here is more complex than it might seem, since whether a life was 'wasted' or not depends entirely on context. Indeed, that the lives were 'wasted' is both premise and conclusion in the sunk cost fallacy. It takes a while for context to settle out, and we aren't there yet; right now, let's say we are talking about Wilfrid Owen in 1918, we can see easily that his life was not wasted 'entirely' by his having gone off to get killed in a stupid war; in fact the horror and threat of death, though senseless, brought out his greatness.Barry Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817873613927688419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674902.post-22925735323044848642007-03-04T15:02:00.000-05:002007-03-04T15:02:00.000-05:00Perfectly good beefsteak for McCain's black eyes? ...Perfectly good beefsteak for McCain's black eyes? Nah, that would be a "waste." I'm sure you meant you'd go and have a beefsteak dinner after bopping him one....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com