ManusJustus said:
Again with the simple mindedness. Its not my job to hold your hand and direcrt you to reading on economic cost/benefit analysis, or the myriad of other ideas we've discussed, if you can call my presenting of valid talking points to a wall and your pointless dribble a discussion. If you can put an actual dollar amount for every individual on a qualitative item, such as feeling good about yourself, then please push forward becaue you are going to blow the socks off of everybody and every academic field. I'll ask that you re-read my above posts if you actually want to improve on your false ideas, specifically your quantification of qualitative data, as conversing with you simply isn't worth my time. |
So... i proved you wrong about cost of living... and this is what your hiding behind? An argument you yourself just dismissed motnhs ago
When I made such a comment about Healthcare comparisons between nations you thought such a concept was ridiculious, even though there... the other variables were actually VERY real. When actual cultural differences actually effected the thing being measured? Health?
Data such as how good you feel about yourself after donating is IRRELVENT... it's already a part of the people who are being measured... since what we are measuring is people as a whole who hold these two ideas. Saying conservatives give more money because it makes them feel better about themselves then liberals who give more money... even if true is completely irrelevent. Turn a Liberal into a consrevative and you've change a lot about the person... likely including their thoughts about giving to charity.
Also, no i wouldn't "blow the socks off of everyone" by putting an actual dollar form on each individual qualitative item... such scales and systems actually do exist... and have for a VERY long time.
Maybe it's your lack of knowledge about psychology and sociology... but it's actually a fairly simple procedure. It's used in Consumer Marketing CONSTANTLY.
For stuff like finding out how much Coca Cola's nostalgic taste is worth to the customer... etc.
You very much could test exactly how much that "good" feeling for the average person is worth to them. Charities actually do this you know... so they know who to target and what amount of donations is just the right amount to ask for.
Sometimes asking for ten will get you 25 while asking for 20 will get you nothing.
It's really a pedestrian thing to figure out... you just need a large grant and a team backing you up to do it.
It's also... completly irrelevent with the topic at hand.
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