Appreciate this input and it sounds like great efforts are being put forth to save human lives. I’m very skeptical of “billions” USD. Last Mars Rover (Curiosity) cost $2.5b USD. I’ve worked on a multi-billion-dollar project ($3.2b over 5 years) and it would be nearly impossible to both procure and spend that amount of funding in this amount of time (survivors found 5 days ago).
I’m only pointing this out because there are some comments that imply that human life may not be worth this much (“billions of dollars”). This rescue operation is certainly pricey, but I do not think the total price will be absurdly high where we question the worth of saving human lives. It’s great to see these countries and people from all over the world come together to support the greater good. I applaud the OP for taking his precious few hours a day to conduct an AMA. Keep up the good work.
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Appreciate this input and it sounds like great efforts are being put forth to save human lives. I’m very skeptical of “billions” USD. Last Mars Rover (Curiosity) cost $2.5b USD. I’ve worked on a multi-billion-dollar project ($3.2b over 5 years) and it would be nearly impossible to both procure and spend that amount of funding in this amount of time (survivors found 5 days ago).
I’m only pointing this out because there are some comments that imply that human life may not be worth this much (“billions of dollars”). This rescue operation is certainly pricey, but I do not think the total price will be absurdly high where we question the worth of saving human lives. It’s great to see these countries and people from all over the world come together to support the greater good. I applaud the OP for taking his precious few hours a day to conduct an AMA. Keep up the good work.
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