jimmah
@jamesdouma · Apr 13, 2026
Interesting framing, but it's actually worse than this. With cancer the median victim is 73 whereas the median car accident victim is 35. If you're anti-self-driving you're arguing for more widows and more orphans. And far more people in wheelchairs.
Brett Winton@wintonARK· Apr 13, 2026the annual social cost of cancer and auto accidents are very roughly equivalent
imagine a new cancer drug came out that reduced mortality by 90% across *every* cancer
And the AMA aggressively lobbied against it because of its potential suppressive impact on hospital visits and
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
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