fuck our ethics are logarithmic

David: I heard we "naturally" think in logarithms
Ben: YES.
We do.
David: i want to do that!
Ben: Imagine you heard that 10 people got killed
Now imagine you heard that 50 people got killed. Scary, yes?
David: yes
Ben: Now imagine you heard that 3000 people got killed in a hurricane
David: k
Ben: Next, that 30,000 people starved in a famine
How bad do you feel for the last 10 people in the famine?
David: not to bad actually
Ben: If you're like other humans, you probably don't feel that bad.
David: fuck our ethics are logarithmic

conversation between my brother and me on google chat