Sacrifice, and why it's difficult to make ethical choices

Reasoned Intuitions

In this episode, David discusses how every decision humans make consists of a cost-benefit analysis. He also looks at what constitutes a sacrifice and what only appears like one. Finally, he suggests a few reasons why making ethical choices is difficult for most people.
Contents:
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Thinking, Fast and Slow
- Examples
- Sacrifice
- Sacrifice: long-term
- It's only a sacrifice if it's difficult
-Joy/suffering scale
- Why it's difficult for people to make tough ethical choices
- If blood donation was painful
- Is David a moral monster?

Links:
Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow
Cost-benefit analysis:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost%E2%80%93benefit_analysis
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Chapters

1. Sacrifice and why it's difficult to make ethical choices (00:00:00)

2. Intro (00:01:40)

3. Cost-benefit analysis (00:03:24)

4. Thinking, Fast and Slow (00:05:32)

5. Example 1 (00:06:07)

6. Example 2 (00:08:53)

7. Example 3 (00:11:07)

8. Sacrifice (00:12:48)

9. Sacrifice: long-term (00:14:34)

10. It's only a sacrifice if it's difficult (00:15:57)

11. Joy/suffering scale (00:18:16)

12. Why it's difficult for people to make tough ethical choices (00:20:19)

13. If blood donation was painful (00:24:02)

14. Am I a monster? (00:25:25)