Value of Life
Azim discusses the discomfort surrounding triaging in healthcare, highlighting how age and socioeconomic status influence decisions on who receives care. He contrasts the responses to the pandemic in East Asian countries, where valuing the elderly is more prevalent, with the more sacrificial attitudes seen in Western nations. The conversation also touches on the psychological phenomenon of compassion fade, suggesting that our empathy diminishes as the number of affected individuals increases.In this clip
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