Comment by plu on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 13, chapter 81 · 2012-11-15T18:25:17.756Z · LW · GW

Actually the estimate I heard was about 6 million dollars. And I'd argue the other way: That human life is the only thing you can put a price on, the basis for all trade. Whenever you cross a road, you're trading a slight chance of being run over for the value of being on the other side. When you eat something unhealthy, you're trading a portion of your life expectancy for the taste. So people do it every day, except they only trade in fractions of human life.