Comic #6072: which

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Comic Text:

Panel 1:

• Text Box: "CHOOSE WHICH OF YOUR CHILDREN WILL LIVE AND WHICH WILL DIE!"
• Character with a gun: "BILLY DIES."

Panel 2:

• Child 1: "WHAT?"
• Character: "SALLY IS A GIRL, SO SHE HAS A HIGHER LIFE EXPECTANCY AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER AVERAGE HAPPINESS. SHE’S ALSO THREE YEARS YOUNGER THAN BILLY. MULTIPLY THROUGH AND IT’S OBVIOUS THAT YOU COME OUT WITH A HIGHER NUMBER OF QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS BY SPARING SALLY."

Panel 3:

• Character with glasses: "IT’S A NO-BRAINER, DUDE."

Panel 4:

• Character with glasses: "I’M SO SORRY YOU WERE RAISED BY AN ECONOMIST."
• Child: "HE MEANS WELL WHEN IT’S OPTIMAL TO MEAN WELL."