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How Much Is a Human Worth? (according to engineers)

How Much Is a Human Worth? (according to engineers) on HackerTube: recommended by 1 Hacker News commenter across 1 month, 2023–2025.

Practical Engineering explains how engineers and agencies put a dollar value on a human life to weigh cost against safety. It covers the legal and regulatory basis for these calculations.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters cite it as an interesting look at valuing human life, used in safety and liability discussions.

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“There's a video I found interesting on a YT channel called practical engineering.”
— TriangleEdge, Dec 2023, in “Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker handed indefinite hospital order”

What HN commenters said

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TriangleEdgeDec 2023Recommends

Seem to me like the prosecution is irrationally scared of something they don't understand. When personal data is leaked, no one gives a shit. I got downvoted to smithereens for commenting on HN that I thought the post about Steve Wozniac being in the hospital was perverted. But if you leak something from a business, then life in prison? People value their life at about $10m. There's a video I found interesting on a YT channel called practical engineering. ▶ this video .

in “Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker handed indefinite hospital order” · View on HN

fuoqiAug 2025Cites it

>I don't think you can apply a price to a human life Not only we can, but it also done routinely. For example, see this Practical Engineering video: ▶ this video

in “Tesla must pay portion of $329M damages after fatal Autopilot crash, jury says” · View on HN

wtfwhatevenOct 2023Cites it

"the safety benefits are not worth the costs" is a determination government agencies already make with many things[1]. [1]: ▶ this video

in “Personal aviation is about to get interesting” · View on HN

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