gwern comments on Gun Control: How would we know? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 21 December 2012 05:36:50PM 1 point [-]

Based on those kinds of calculations, teacher in service meetings or parent teacher conferences cost more lives than this school shooting.

Only if you quietly assume it has nothing to do with the important task of teaching.

Comment author: Randy_M 21 December 2012 07:33:28PM *  2 points [-]

Right, that was the implication. I don't think they tend to do much to improve the quality of babysitting. (Okay, somewhat harsh, but I was a teacher.)

but surely even if they did, it wouldn't be enough to justify the cost in strict utilitarian calculations like the above?

Comment author: gwern 21 December 2012 08:24:22PM 3 points [-]

but surely even if they did, it wouldn't be enough to justify the cost in strict utilitarian calculations like the above?

I don't know, why wouldn't it be? A high-tech wealthy economy depends on education, with all the direct & indirect returns implied.

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