However, please note the recursion. Those who take the blue pill are people who risk their lives to save madmen, idiots, and people who risk their lives to save madmen and idiots. Would you risk your life to save such people? It seems, at least, less obvious that doing so is of no benefit to you.
In real-world analogs of the conundrum, the way to deal with madmen and idiots is to keep the pills away from them. Personally, I’ll respect the people who devote their lives to saving those who cannot save themselves, but not the ones who only destroy themselves in the attempt; and I will not be in either class.
All else being equal, do you prefer to live in a society where many members are madmen and idiots or in a society where few members are madmen and idiots?
Latter, but definitely not by means like “letting them die”.
Especially because from POV of some transhuman being with 1000 IQ, I’m sure a madman and idiot.
Exactly my view.
I see literally zero problems with saving lives of madmans and idiots.
Same here. I take my hat off to those who dedicate their lives to doing that, but I won’t be one of them.
However, please note the recursion. Those who take the blue pill are people who risk their lives to save madmen, idiots, and people who risk their lives to save madmen and idiots. Would you risk your life to save such people? It seems, at least, less obvious that doing so is of no benefit to you.
(Of course, I would still choose the red pill.)
In real-world analogs of the conundrum, the way to deal with madmen and idiots is to keep the pills away from them. Personally, I’ll respect the people who devote their lives to saving those who cannot save themselves, but not the ones who only destroy themselves in the attempt; and I will not be in either class.
Yep, makes sense.
All else being equal, do you prefer to live in a society where many members are madmen and idiots or in a society where few members are madmen and idiots?
Latter, but definitely not by means like “letting them die”. Especially because from POV of some transhuman being with 1000 IQ, I’m sure a madman and idiot.