I notice they could have just dropped the sandwich as they ran, so it seems that there was a small part of them still valuing the sandwich enough to spend the half second giving it to the brother, in doing so, trading a fraction of a second of niece-drowning-time for the sandwich. Not that any of this decision would have been explicit, system 2 thinking.
Carefully or even leasurely setting the sandwich aside and trading several seconds would be another thing entirely (and might make a good dark comedy skit).
I’m reminded of a first aid course I took once, where the instructor took pains to point out moments in which the person receiving CPR might be “innapropriate” if their clothing had ridden up and was exposing them in some way, taking time to cover them up and make them “decent”. I couldn’t help but be somewhat outraged that this was even a consideration in the man’s mind, when somebody’s life was at risk. I suppose his perspective was different to mine, given he worked as an emergency responder and the risk of death was quite normalised to him, but he retained his sensibilities around modesty.
Evidently you think your niece is worth more than half a sandwich.
I notice they could have just dropped the sandwich as they ran, so it seems that there was a small part of them still valuing the sandwich enough to spend the half second giving it to the brother, in doing so, trading a fraction of a second of niece-drowning-time for the sandwich. Not that any of this decision would have been explicit, system 2 thinking.
Carefully or even leasurely setting the sandwich aside and trading several seconds would be another thing entirely (and might make a good dark comedy skit).
I’m reminded of a first aid course I took once, where the instructor took pains to point out moments in which the person receiving CPR might be “innapropriate” if their clothing had ridden up and was exposing them in some way, taking time to cover them up and make them “decent”. I couldn’t help but be somewhat outraged that this was even a consideration in the man’s mind, when somebody’s life was at risk. I suppose his perspective was different to mine, given he worked as an emergency responder and the risk of death was quite normalised to him, but he retained his sensibilities around modesty.