My utility function is pretty much just my own happiness (in a fun-theoretic rather than purely hedonistic sense). However, my decision theory is updateless with respect to which sentient being I ended up as, so once you factor that in, I’m a multiverse-wide realityfluid-weighted average utilitarian.
I’m not sure how correct this is, but it’s possible.
It certainly is possible! In more decision-theoritic terms, I’d describe this as “it sure would suck if agents in my reference class just optimized for their own happiness; it seems like the instrumental thing for agents in my reference class to do is maximize for everyone’s happiness”. Which is probly correct!
But as per my post, I’d describe this position as “not intrinsically altruistic” — you’re optimizing for everyone’s happiness because “it sure would sure if agents in my reference class didn’t do that”, not because you intrinsically value that everyone be happy, regardless of reasoning about agents and reference classes and veils of ignorance.
What about the following:
My utility function is pretty much just my own happiness (in a fun-theoretic rather than purely hedonistic sense). However, my decision theory is updateless with respect to which sentient being I ended up as, so once you factor that in, I’m a multiverse-wide realityfluid-weighted average utilitarian.
I’m not sure how correct this is, but it’s possible.
It certainly is possible! In more decision-theoritic terms, I’d describe this as “it sure would suck if agents in my reference class just optimized for their own happiness; it seems like the instrumental thing for agents in my reference class to do is maximize for everyone’s happiness”. Which is probly correct!
But as per my post, I’d describe this position as “not intrinsically altruistic” — you’re optimizing for everyone’s happiness because “it sure would sure if agents in my reference class didn’t do that”, not because you intrinsically value that everyone be happy, regardless of reasoning about agents and reference classes and veils of ignorance.