Unique person (2 copies of the same mind only counts once) utilitarianism has its own repugnant conclusion.
Suppose a million people living lives not worth living in a dystopian hellscape. But each person has a distinct little glimmer of joy. Each person has a different little nice thing that makes the hellscape slightly more bearable. If we take all those little glimmers of joy away, their lives would become almost identically miserable.
Suppose a million people living lives worth living in a utopian heavenscape. But each person has a distinct little trace of misery. Each person has a different little terrible thing that makes the heavenscape slightly less rosy. If we take all those little traces of misery away, their lives would become almost identically perfect.
Unique person (2 copies of the same mind only counts once) utilitarianism has its own repugnant conclusion.
Suppose a million people living lives not worth living in a dystopian hellscape. But each person has a distinct little glimmer of joy. Each person has a different little nice thing that makes the hellscape slightly more bearable. If we take all those little glimmers of joy away, their lives would become almost identically miserable.
Suppose a million people living lives worth living in a utopian heavenscape. But each person has a distinct little trace of misery. Each person has a different little terrible thing that makes the heavenscape slightly less rosy. If we take all those little traces of misery away, their lives would become almost identically perfect.