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I think it's moreso that there are 10 other people standing at the pond and none of them are going to risk their shoes to go after the child so if you do you'll be at a disadvantage compared to them. Also, why should you if thy aren't mentality.The “shallow pond” scenario imagines a hapless bystander who notices a small child in danger of drowning. The child can easily be saved, but a new and expensive pair of shoes will be ruined as a result. Most of us sense immediately that shoes are trivial compared to human life, yet it is precisely the specter of stunted economic growth that industrialized nations invoke to justify stalling on environmental issues. Our governments are too obsessed with the GDP to prioritize preventing harm