Value of Earth Human Life

[Mirimir]

On 11/01/2015 08:12 PM, goran at gothic.com.au wrote:
> And you reckon that there'll be an island to retire to in such case?
> 
> Goran

Maybe so, maybe no. Maybe New Zealand? The southern hemisphere would
probably escape the worst fallout, because inter-hemispheric mixing is
relatively slow. Short-lived stuff would decay before it got there.

> On 02/11/2015 13:25, Mirimir wrote:
>> On 11/01/2015 02:25 AM, jim bell wrote:
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>> <SNIP>
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>>> While the first few collected rewards would probably be in the tens
>>> of thousands of dollars range, after a few hundred are collected I
>>> think the price could easily drop to the low thousands.
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>> Really? Let's say that there was a viable AP system. What would bids be
>> like for top US officials? There are maybe a couple billion people who
>> want them dead. Even at $1 each, that's a lot of money!
>>
>> Also, consider the potential for collateral damage. Let's say that I'm
>> the captain of a Russian nuclear sub. The aggregate value of the US
>> Congress might hit $100 billion, no? So what might I do? First, kill my
>> crew, after making suitable arrangements. Then nuke Washington, and
>> collect my winnings. Maybe drop out for a few years in some deep part of
>> the Pacific. Then buy an island, and retire.
>>
>> <SNIP>
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