Tom dies one day before McDonald's decision to make Tom's favorite sandwich (i.e. the McRib) a permanent item on the menu. Egerstrom argues that (on deprivationist views), McDonald's choice made the value of Tom's death
A) Better for Tom, because McRib sandwiches are gross.
B) Worse for Tom, as Tom's death now prevents his enjoyment of daily McRib sandwiches.
C) The same for Tom, as events that occur after Tom's death cannot affect the value of his death.
D) The same for Tom, as dead people cannot experience pleasure.

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Deprivationist views hold that the value of a person's death is determined by the goods they are deprived of experiencing. In this case, Tom's favorite sandwich becoming a permanent menu item is a good that he is now permanently deprived of, making his death worse in terms of value.

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