Can you give an example of great personal utility being conveyed by using a self-help website for some other purpose?
I derive noninstrumental value from thinking about decision-making in new and different ways. For example, I don’t know if it’s useful exactly to sharpen my ideas about ethics, but it’s stimulating and pleasant.
A number of contributors here are good writers, and I enjoy reading their work. I particularly enjoy reading prose from Eliezer and Scott, even if it doesn’t help me in any direct way.
I derive noninstrumental value from thinking about decision-making in new and different ways. For example, I don’t know if it’s useful exactly to sharpen my ideas about ethics, but it’s stimulating and pleasant.
A number of contributors here are good writers, and I enjoy reading their work. I particularly enjoy reading prose from Eliezer and Scott, even if it doesn’t help me in any direct way.