Scott: Kidney donation actually isn’t that financially costly
Scott’s recovery period of ten days seems unusually short
Given a reasonable income, even ten days is costly enough to not be worth it
The fact that people don’t like surgery itself is a cost, which Scott didn’t consider.
Scott: Federal Government dialysis costs
The government spends a lot on wasteful or counterproductive things. Saving the Federal government a million dollars of dialysis costs doesn’t produce a million dollars of utility.
Scott: Is it fair to convert foregone money to foregone lives?
Scott can’t make this argument while keeping to EA principles.
Scott wouldn’t have given the money to charity anyway
Giving money is a choice. Scott could give money instead of making a donation; he just won’t.
Scott: On building libraries
nicholashalden doesn’t agree with EA and thinks you have more duties to your community than to others (I don’t think this is an argument against Scott, it’s explaining a disagrement)
Scott: On rule utilitarianism
Scott seems to be doing deontology here even though he denies it.
And EA’s attempts to avoid deontology produce bizarre results.
Lemme try (tell me if I summarized it wrong)
Scott: Kidney donation actually isn’t that financially costly
Scott’s recovery period of ten days seems unusually short
Given a reasonable income, even ten days is costly enough to not be worth it
The fact that people don’t like surgery itself is a cost, which Scott didn’t consider.
Scott: Federal Government dialysis costs
The government spends a lot on wasteful or counterproductive things. Saving the Federal government a million dollars of dialysis costs doesn’t produce a million dollars of utility.
Scott: Is it fair to convert foregone money to foregone lives?
Scott can’t make this argument while keeping to EA principles.
Scott wouldn’t have given the money to charity anyway
Giving money is a choice. Scott could give money instead of making a donation; he just won’t.
Scott: On building libraries
nicholashalden doesn’t agree with EA and thinks you have more duties to your community than to others (I don’t think this is an argument against Scott, it’s explaining a disagrement)
Scott: On rule utilitarianism
Scott seems to be doing deontology here even though he denies it.
And EA’s attempts to avoid deontology produce bizarre results.