Human value

Yeah I got ChatGPT to fill in some of these categories after I thought of two stances for inter-comparison and one stance for abstract/comparative value :P

This is a particularly important topic for situations involving sacrifice, such as trolley problems. I don't know what to say that's better than that at the moment

## Abstract

### Economic productivity

Under this framework, someone's monetary value can be gauged by their economic contributions.

Okay honestly I'm not at the point where I understand this part yet. Money circulates in the economy, doesn't it? So does that just mean people who make more transactions have more value? Great, just become a billionaire and repeatedly make transactions of all your earnings back and forth with other investees and bank accounts. Do you give more money to others? Have as little money and debt as you possibly can, all the time. You'll be the most valuable if you just live in a secluded tribe in the Amazon rainforest and never interact with society. Do you make the most money? Could rack up all the money in the world, but that would probably destroy the economy

### Replacement cost

Someone's monetary value could be evaluated by the cost of replacing them for a particular purpose in terms of recruitment, training and productivity. This means that evaluations under this framework would be subjective, and if the desired results require some unique talent or property (such as artistic style or personal thought processes), another interpretation such as restoration cost or pricelessness would be necessary to evaluate them.

### Human capital

Human capital theory posits that someone's value can be measured by their knowledge and skills, which contribute to their lifetime earnings and economic value.

Yeah ChatGPT wrote most of that. I guess I changed a few words when retyping it :P

### Restoration cost

This would be the cost of storing and mending or reproducing the desired elements of someone in the event of death. This might include their neural networks, DNA, anatomic form and other things. The elements and accuracy desired in someone would vary, so the monetary value of someone in this sense may be subjective, or have to be graphed according to the desired result. If the body becomes too hard to restore, the value may escalate to the estimated cost of funding the research, production and use of a time machine to prevent the person's death, which could arguably be used to save and restore other lives. If the laws of physics prevent this then the number would be trans-infinite, as infinite resources are required for something with non-zero mass to achieve the speed of light, which is when time comes to a halt.

### Pricelessness

This view posits that human value completely transcends any monetary evaluation. For practical intents and purposes, this may give them a monetary value of some multiple of ω.

## Comparative

ChatGPT's responses weren't really what I was expecting but whatever \(-\_-)/

I guess I was kind of expecting more of a direct comparison with other phenomena, such as animals, ecosystems and technology

### Incomparably large

Humans are the most important things; everything else is only important if they need it to live or do what they do. Pretty egotistical if you ask me