Right, sorry. I’m referring to total hedonic utilitarianism. Maximize the total amount of pleasure, minimize the total amount of pain, and don’t bother keeping track of which entity experiences the pleasure or pain.
A utilitronium shockwave scenario based on preference utilitarianism, and without any ethical restrictions, is something that even I would find very disturbing.
Right, sorry. I’m referring to total hedonic utilitarianism. Maximize the total amount of pleasure, minimize the total amount of pain, and don’t bother keeping track of which entity experiences the pleasure or pain.
A utilitronium shockwave scenario based on preference utilitarianism, and without any ethical restrictions, is something that even I would find very disturbing.