Becausewhynot

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We're all just in Stockholm Syndrome to whatever culture we were born into. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] Becausewhynot@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 11 months ago

I say! I'm filling out this dumpster quite nicely.

At SpaceX, worker injuries soar — Reuters documented at least 600 previously unreported workplace injuries at rocket company: crushed limbs, amputations, electrocutions, head and eye wounds, and on... in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Becausewhynot@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 11 months ago

Back in the day, deaths used to be openly priced into large projects. Freakonomics did an interesting cost analysis on the value of human life using highway speeds vs productivity lost reducing those speeds to save lives. Probably not overly accurate but it was alarmingly low.