But what I mean is I do not see adding entities that slightly prefer being alive to dying as worth doing. I don’t think the total count of utility that exists is important. I value utility for existing entities. I would prefer a world of 10 thousand very happy people to 10 billion slightly happy people.
It’s an emotional claim, but not unthought about.
But what I mean is I do not see adding entities that slightly prefer being alive to dying as worth doing. I don’t think the total count of utility that exists is important. I value utility for existing entities. I would prefer a world of 10 thousand very happy people to 10 billion slightly happy people.