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> the value of a life didn't feel proportional to the value of a lifetime, though i never really objectively understood why

Probably because no single person loses their entire remaining lifetime due to slower traffic, vs the person who dies in traffic that does.

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There’s also something to be said that sitting in traffic is life. At least as much as getting wherever you were going to go faster, likely to just sit there instead.

Sitting in traffic is not real life. Real life is bingeing Netfix series!

Why not both?

Ashamed to say, but this made me bust out laughing with concerned looks from co-workers. Thank you.

The self-driving dream.

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