Notice the ‘rather low weight’ bit? The value I place on my own life is rather high. I directly value my own existence. Not only that, the expected value of the utility of the rest of the universe is higher with me alive than not. That is, I believe I have a valuable contribution to make. I expect this is a common position.
I expect it is a very common position, which is actually my point. Most of the people you think the world would be better without probably hold the same position, saying they have a valuable contribution to make.
Underlying your point here, and far more so the bizarre question ‘why don’t you kill yourself?’ are some assumptions. Without those premises your implied arguments are completely irrelevant. If you write those premises out explicitly it may be obvious from what I have said so far which I do not share.
Edit: ‘Completely’ irrelevant. is not accurate. “Why don’t you kill yourself?” is relevant yet trivial.
Notice the ‘rather low weight’ bit? The value I place on my own life is rather high. I directly value my own existence. Not only that, the expected value of the utility of the rest of the universe is higher with me alive than not. That is, I believe I have a valuable contribution to make. I expect this is a common position.
I expect it is a very common position, which is actually my point. Most of the people you think the world would be better without probably hold the same position, saying they have a valuable contribution to make.
Underlying your point here, and far more so the bizarre question ‘why don’t you kill yourself?’ are some assumptions. Without those premises your implied arguments are completely irrelevant. If you write those premises out explicitly it may be obvious from what I have said so far which I do not share.
Edit: ‘Completely’ irrelevant. is not accurate. “Why don’t you kill yourself?” is relevant yet trivial.