Alicorn comments on The Value of Nature and Old Books - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Alicorn 27 October 2009 02:09:57AM 2 points [-]

This may be true, but if we collectively think in the present that some change is a generally good idea overall, we shouldn't maintain the status quo just because we're worried that people in the future might disagree and want nature left alone. We should guess at what their preferences will be and take that into account so that we can move forward.

For all practical purposes, I agree completely.