- I think so - I don't think a lot of what we do is sustainable. Archived Message
Posted by dan
on April 26, 2019, 12:05 am, in reply to "Wouldn't implementing XR solutions mean the end of hi-tech medicine?"
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And I've been wondering about what I would/will do if mechanical devices are rendered obsolete by the need to deindustrialise. It is possible to account for benefit using QUALYs - quality adjusted life units - a year of fully healthy life for 1 person being 1 QUALY. I forget the exact figures but for instance if I spend £50,000 returning a 20 year old to full health from deaths door it's of equivalent benefit to treating 2000 75 year olds with a statin for a year. I'm sure it's imperfect and I'm no health economist but i guess it would be possible to assess treatments in terms of benefit vs co2 expenditure. Whether it's astroturf or not XR has sure been making me think. |