This is an excellent question to be exploring—what are the bounds of utility, and how does it behave in the extremes. Along with how to aggregate (when is two beings suffering worse than one being suffering more intensely?).
But you can explore as easily on the other side, and that’s both more pleasant and more likely to help you notice ways to improve things by a small amount. What’s the maximum level of satisfaction? Why isn’t wireheading a good solution?
This is an excellent question to be exploring—what are the bounds of utility, and how does it behave in the extremes. Along with how to aggregate (when is two beings suffering worse than one being suffering more intensely?).
But you can explore as easily on the other side, and that’s both more pleasant and more likely to help you notice ways to improve things by a small amount. What’s the maximum level of satisfaction? Why isn’t wireheading a good solution?