It seems to me that reducing suffering in a numbers game is the kind of thing you would say is your goal because it makes you sound like a good person
I am not sure that the hedonistic utilitarian agenda is high status. The most plausible cynical/​psychological critique of the hedonistic utilitarian agenda, is that they are too worried about ethical consistency and about coherently extrapolating a simple principle from their values.
I am not sure that the hedonistic utilitarian agenda is high status. The most plausible cynical/​psychological critique of the hedonistic utilitarian agenda, is that they are too worried about ethical consistency and about coherently extrapolating a simple principle from their values.