A task with a better expected outcome is still better (in expected outcome), even if it’s hopeless, silly, not as funny as some of the failure modes, not your responsibility or in some way emotionally less comfortable.
You’re of course correct. I’m tempted to question the use of “better” (i.e. it’s a matter of values and opinion as to whether its “better” if humanity wipes itself out or not), but I think it’s pretty fair to assume (as I believe utilitarians do) that less suffering is better, and theoretically less suffering would result from better decision-making and possibly from less climate change.
A task with a better expected outcome is still better (in expected outcome), even if it’s hopeless, silly, not as funny as some of the failure modes, not your responsibility or in some way emotionally less comfortable.
You’re of course correct. I’m tempted to question the use of “better” (i.e. it’s a matter of values and opinion as to whether its “better” if humanity wipes itself out or not), but I think it’s pretty fair to assume (as I believe utilitarians do) that less suffering is better, and theoretically less suffering would result from better decision-making and possibly from less climate change.
Thanks for this.