One death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic

(written by lawrence krubner, however indented passages are often quotes). You can contact lawrence at: lawrence@krubner.com, or follow me on Twitter.

Of course, this is a deeply irrational reaction. We are much less interested in helping a victim – we only want to help the victim.

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    http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/the-identifiable-victim-bias/
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