On invisible viral transmission, indirect chains of harm, learned negligence, and killing other people

Blake Murdoch • 7 March 2023

“I think a big problem is that many people’s conceptions of morality do not extend to invisible viral transmission and indirect chains of harm.


Punching someone in the face and bloodying their nose is unconscionable.


Killing a hundred people in a chain of negligent transmission?


No biggie.”


© 2023 Blake Murdoch