At the very least, his life will be interesting and will have affected a great many people in a positive; that is more than most could claim.
The question is just how this compares with what he would have done otherwise.
Hm, Yep sounds as if Eliezer’s life is a net loss:
your life makes for a great demonstration of how one can go wrong if they go unheeded.
Not as if his life simply was suboptimal and with considerable opportunity cost.
At the very least, his life will be interesting and will have affected a great many people in a positive; that is more than most could claim.
The question is just how this compares with what he would have done otherwise.
Hm, Yep sounds as if Eliezer’s life is a net loss:
Not as if his life simply was suboptimal and with considerable opportunity cost.