I didn’t read any more of his site, but just from the excerpt you gave, her [1] point seems to be that if you value total utility, then you will have to deprive yourself to benefit people in general, which people can’t do—they inevitably act as if their own utility carries more weight than that of others.
[1] Hey, if he can use pronouns confusingly and inconsistently, so can we!
I didn’t read any more of his site, but just from the excerpt you gave, her [1] point seems to be that if you value total utility, then you will have to deprive yourself to benefit people in general, which people can’t do—they inevitably act as if their own utility carries more weight than that of others.
[1] Hey, if he can use pronouns confusingly and inconsistently, so can we!