philip_b answers Does taking extreme measures to avoid the coronavirus make sense when you factor in the possibility of a really long life?

[philip_b]

I think your value of your life is too high, since you almost certainly can’t earn nearly that much during your life. Let’s say you’ll be getting 150k ${\text{dollars}}_{2020}$ per year for 40 years. Then in total you’ll earn only 6kk ${\text{dollars}}_{2020}$.